French word

héberger

Pronunciation

IPA/ebɛʁʒe/

Meaning

  • verbhost

Example

J'héberge mes amis ce week-end.

I am hosting my friends this weekend.

Illustration for héberger (host)

More examples

L'hôtel peut héberger cinquante personnes.

The hotel can accommodate fifty people.

Core concept

A person or system providing a place where guests, activities, or digital services can be accommodated and operate.

Common phrases

  • héberger quelqu'un

    accommodate someone

  • héberger un site web

    host a website

  • héberger des invités

    accommodate guests

Similar words

loger: To provide someone with a home or room for a set period.
accueillir: To welcome visitors and let them enter a place.
recevoir: To admit visitors into a home or place and attend to them.
louer: To rent out a home or item to someone for payment.

Definition in French

Donner l'hospitalité à quelqu'un en l'accueillant chez soi ou dans un lieu; employer aussi pour héberger un site, un service ou un événement sur un serveur ou dans un espace dédié.

Word origin

The verb developed from Old French herbergier, based on herberge, a lodging word ultimately borrowed from a Germanic term for shelter.

Usage tips

  • In its home-related sense, héberger often suggests temporary accommodation, while louer refers to renting property.

Other meanings

  • houseverb

Opposites

Related words

  • hébergementaccommodationnoun
  • hébergeurhostnoun
  • hébergéaccommodatedadjective

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