ospitare
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin hospitāre (or hospitor, hospitārī), from Latin hospes. First attested 19th century.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ospitàre (first-person singular present òspito, first-person singular past historic ospitài, past participle ospitàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to put up or accommodate someone
- to shelter (refugees, emigrants, etc.) (of a nation)
- to house
- il liceo ospita tante opere d'arte
- the high school houses many artworks
- to include a writing (in a journal, newspaper, etc.)
- la rivista mi disse che ospitasse il mio tema
- the review (journal) told me that it would include my thesis (essay) (in its issue)
- to bring a guest (to a TV show, meeting, etc.)
- nel convegno dei diritti civili abbiamo ospitato un'attivista
- in the civil rights meeting, we brought on an activist
- to be able to hold (a carrying capacity) (of a public place)
- questo studio ospita 50 persone
- this studio can hold up to 50 people
- (sports) to play at home to a visiting sports team
- (biology) to be the host (to a parasite)
- la pianta ospita un parassita
- the plant is hosting a parasite
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of ospitàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Synonyms
[edit]- (accommodate, put up): alloggiare, sistemare
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