Meaning & use
emceeing
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“emceeing” is a form of “emcee”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
verbtransitive or intransitiveinformal
Acting as the host of an event, introducing performers and keeping the program moving.
Grammar: Used with or without an object: she is emceeing the show.
Patterns
- emcee an event
He is emceeing the school talent show tonight.
I will be emceeing the wedding reception.
She enjoys emceeing charity dinners.
noununcountableinformal
The activity of hosting an event or performing as a rap MC.
Grammar: Uncountable noun use: his emceeing was excellent.
Patterns
- good at emceeing
His emceeing kept the audience laughing all night.
Her emceeing at the festival earned a lot of praise.
Word forms
| base form | emcee |
|---|---|
| third person singular | emcees |
| past tense | emceed |
Common combinations
- emceeing the event
- My friend is emceeing the event.
- emceeing a wedding
- She spent the weekend emceeing a wedding.
- emceeing duties
- Emceeing duties include introducing speakers.
- emceeing a show
- He started emceeing a show every Friday.
- emceeing the awards
- The comedian is emceeing the awards.
Synonyms and how they differ
- hosting
- Hosting is a general word, while emceeing focuses on introducing acts.
- compering
- Compering is the British term for emceeing.
- presenting
- Presenting often means broadcasting on television, not live event hosting.
Word family
Practice
What is a person doing when emceeing a show?
Choose one answer.
Emceeing means hosting an event. The other options are other jobs connected to events.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “emceeing”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.