plural noun
People invited to someone's home or to an event.
We have three guests for dinner tonight.
She greeted the guests at the door.
American English
How to pronounce guests
nounA2Common word
GEHSTS
/gɛsts/
One syllable.
Form of guest
People invited to someone's home or to an event.
What to listen for
“Guests” is pronounced /gɛsts/ when you say the word alone. In natural connected speech, the /t/ may be hard to hear, so it can sound like /gɛs/.
Meanings & examples
plural noun
People staying at a hotel or another place for a short time.
The hotel has room for 200 guests.
Guests can use the pool until 10 p.m.
plural noun
People invited to appear on a TV, radio, or online show, or to speak at an event.
The show had two guests today.
The guests spoke about their new film on television.
Useful expressions
used to give permission or invite someone to do something
Can I use your phone? — Be my guest.
the most important or specially celebrated guest at an event
The mayor was the guest of honor.
a list of people invited to an event
Please check the guest list.