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em·cee

(ĕm′sē′)

A master of ceremonies.

v. em·ceed, em·cee·ing, em·cees

v.tr.

To serve as master of ceremonies of: emcee a variety show.

v.intr.

To act as master of ceremonies.

[Pronunciation of MC.]

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emcee

(ˌɛmˈsiː)

(Professions) a master of ceremonies

vb, -cees, -ceeing or -ceed

to act as master of ceremonies (for or at)

[C20: from the abbreviation MC]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

em•cee

(ˈɛmˈsi)

n., v. -ceed, -cee•ing. n.

1. master of ceremonies.

v.i., v.t.

2. to serve or direct as master of ceremonies.

[1930–35, Amer.; sp. form of MC]

emcee

Past participle: emceed
Gerund: emceeing

Imperative
emcee
emcee

Present
I emcee
you emcee
he/she/it emcees
we emcee
you emcee
they emcee

Preterite
I emceed
you emceed
he/she/it emceed
we emceed
you emceed
they emceed

Present Continuous
I am emceeing
you are emceeing
he/she/it is emceeing
we are emceeing
you are emceeing
they are emceeing

Present Perfect
I have emceed
you have emceed
he/she/it has emceed
we have emceed
you have emceed
they have emceed

Past Continuous
I was emceeing
you were emceeing
he/she/it was emceeing
we were emceeing
you were emceeing
they were emceeing

Past Perfect
I had emceed
you had emceed
he/she/it had emceed
we had emceed
you had emceed
they had emceed

Future
I will emcee
you will emcee
he/she/it will emcee
we will emcee
you will emcee
they will emcee

Future Perfect
I will have emceed
you will have emceed
he/she/it will have emceed
we will have emceed
you will have emceed
they will have emceed

Future Continuous
I will be emceeing
you will be emceeing
he/she/it will be emceeing
we will be emceeing
you will be emceeing
they will be emceeing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been emceeing
you have been emceeing
he/she/it has been emceeing
we have been emceeing
you have been emceeing
they have been emceeing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been emceeing
you will have been emceeing
he/she/it will have been emceeing
we will have been emceeing
you will have been emceeing
they will have been emceeing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been emceeing
you had been emceeing
he/she/it had been emceeing
we had been emceeing
you had been emceeing
they had been emceeing

Conditional
I would emcee
you would emcee
he/she/it would emcee
we would emcee
you would emcee
they would emcee

Past Conditional
I would have emceed
you would have emceed
he/she/it would have emceed
we would have emceed
you would have emceed
they would have emceed

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Noun	1.	emcee - a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) master of ceremonies, host entertainer - a person who tries to please or amuse compere - British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc Lord of Misrule - a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration question master, quizmaster - the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game ringmaster - the person in charge of performances in a circus ring symposiarch, toastmaster - the person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet
Verb	1.	emcee - act as a master of ceremonies compere host - be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"

Translations

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emcee

[ˈemˈsiː] (US)

A. N → presentador(a) m/f

B. VT → presentar
to emcee a show → presentar un espectáculo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

emcee

[ˌɛmˈsiː] n → maître m de cérémonie

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

emcee

n → Conférencier m; (on TV also) → Showmaster(in) m(f); (at private functions) → Zeremonienmeister(in) m(f)

vt show → als Conférencier etc leiten

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