héberger

Héberger is a French transitive verb meaning to provide lodging or to host. It is used when giving shelter to people or animals, or when accommodating travellers, guests, or refugees. In computing, héberger also means to host a website, service, or data on a server.

Etymology and sense: The verb derives from the noun hébergement, itself from Old French herberge meaning lodging. The core idea of shelter or accommodation gave rise to the modern meanings, including the computing sense of hosting a site or application.

Usage and conjugation: Héberger is a regular -er verb. Present indicative forms include j'héberge, tu héberges, il/elle héberge, nous hébergeons, vous hébergez, ils/elles hébergent. Other common tenses are the imperfect j'hébergeais; the passé composé j'ai hébergé; the future j'hébergerai; the conditional j'hébergerais; the subjunctive que j'héberge, que nous hébergions; and the imperative héberge, hébergeons, hébergez. In practice, the verb is transitive and takes a direct object: on héberge quelqu'un, on héberge un site, on héberge des données.

Examples: L'hôtel héberge des touristes tout l'été. L'association a hébergé des réfugiés. Le site Web est hébergé sur un serveur par un hébergeur. The related noun hébergement designates the lodging or hosting arrangement, while hébergeur refers to the host or hosting provider.

See also: hébergement, hébergeur, hébergement Web.