ospitare

host

verb oh-spee-TAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin hospitare

Also means

accommodate

Usage Note

Ospitare means to host guests or, by extension, to house an event or even a website's content. A venue ospita an exhibition just as a person ospita friends overnight.

Examples

"Possiamo ospitare due amici."

Natural Translation

We can host two friends.

Literal Translation

We-can host two friends.

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