héberge

Héberge is the third-person singular present indicative form of the French verb héberger, meaning to host or to shelter. It is used with a subject that provides lodging or protection to a person, an animal, an event, or a thing.

In everyday language, héberge is used to describe offering hospitality or accommodation. For example, one can say that a friend héberge un invité at home, or a hostel héberge des voyageurs. The term can apply to places that provide lodging or shelter, such as a house, a hotel, or a shelter.

In information technology, héberger is also used to describe hosting a website or online service. Phrases such as héberger un site web refer to placing a site on a server belonging to a hosting provider. In this context, related terms include hébergement (the act or service of hosting) and hébergeur (the hosting provider or host).

Typical derivatives include hébergé (past participle, meaning hosted) and the noun hébergement, which covers both physical lodging and online hosting. The expression hébergement web is commonly used to denote web hosting, while hébergeur designates the company or person offering the service.

Héberge is a standard, neutral term found in hospitality and IT vocabularies. It remains widely used across French-speaking regions, with the sense depending on whether it refers to providing shelter or offering hosting for digital content.