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Meaning of home in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /hoʊm/

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  1. Verb

    home

    Definitions

    1. provide with, or send to, a home
  2. 2. return home accurately from a long distance

    Examples

    • « homing pigeons »
  3. Adverb

    home

    Definitions

    1. at or to or in the direction of one's home or family

    Examples

    • « He stays home on weekends »
    • « after the game the children brought friends home for supper »
    • « I'll be home tomorrow »
    • « came riding home in style »
    • « I hope you will come home for Christmas »
    • « I'll tak »
  4. 2. on or to the point aimed at

    Examples

    • « the arrow struck home »
  5. 3. to the fullest extent

    Examples

    • « to the heart »
    • « drove the nail home »
    • « drove his point home »
    • « his comments hit home »
  6. Noun

    home

    Etymology

    Old English hām, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heem and German Heim

    Definitions

    1. where you live at a particular time

    Examples

    • « deliver the package to my home »
    • « he doesn't have a home to go to »
    • « your place or mine? »
  7. 2. housing that someone is living in

    Examples

    • « he built a modest dwelling near the pond »
    • « they raise money to provide homes for the homeless »
  8. 3. the country or state or city where you live

    Examples

    • « Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home »
    • « his home is New Jersey »
  9. 4. an environment offering affection and security

    Examples

    • « home is where the heart is »
    • « he grew up in a good Christian home »
    • « there's no place like home »
  10. 5. an institution where people are cared for

    Examples

    • « a home for the elderly »
  11. 6. the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
  12. 7. a social unit living together

    Examples

    • « he moved his family to Virginia »
    • « It was a good Christian household »
    • « I waited until the whole house was asleep »
    • « the teacher asked how many people made up his home »
  13. 8. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands

    Examples

    • « it must be touched by a base runner in order to score »
    • « he ruled that the runner failed to touch home »
  14. 9. place where something began and flourished

    Examples

    • « the United States is the home of basketball »
  15. Qualitative Adjective

    home

    Definitions

    1. relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are

    Examples

    • « my home town »

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