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home


Definition: Meaning of, home in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / həʊm /

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home homes
  1. place where you live [uncountable and countable] the house, apartment, or place where you live
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  2. family [uncountable and countable] the place where a child lived with his or her family
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  3. where you came from/belong [uncountable and countable] the place where you came from or where you usually live, especially when this is the place where you feel happy and comfortable
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  4. your country [uncountable] the country where you live, as opposed to foreign countries
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  5. be/feel at home to feel comfortable in a place or with a person
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  6. be/feel at home to feel happy or confident about doing or using something
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  7. property [countable] a house, apartment etc considered as property which you can buy or sell
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  8. for taking care of somebody [countable] a place where people who are very old or sick, or children who have no family are looked after
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  9. make yourself at home spoken used to tell someone who is visiting you that they should relax
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  10. make somebody feel at home to make someone feel relaxed by being friendly towards them
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  11. the home of something the place where something was first discovered, made, or developed
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  12. the home of something the place where a plant or animal grows or lives
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  13. sports team at home if a sports team plays at home, they play at their own sports field
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  14. home from home British English American English a place that you think is as pleasant and comfortable as your own house
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  15. home sweet home used to say how nice it is to be in your own home
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  16. dogs'/cats' home British English a place where animals with no owners are looked after
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  17. find a home for something British English to find a place where something can be kept
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  18. what's that when it's at home? British English spoken used humorously to ask what a long or unusual word means
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  19. games [uncountable] a place in some games or sports which a player must try to reach in order to win a point
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  1. to or at the place where you live
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  2. take home £120 per week/$600 a month etc to earn a certain amount of money after tax has been taken off
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  3. hit/drive/hammer etc something home to make sure that someone understands what you mean by saying it in an extremely direct and determined way
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  4. hit/drive/hammer etc something home to hit or push something firmly into the correct position
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  5. bring something home to somebody/come home to somebody to make you realize how serious, difficult, or dangerous something is
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  6. hit/strike home if a remark, situation, or experience hits home, it makes you realize how serious, difficult, or dangerous something is
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  7. be home and dry British English informal to have succeeded in doing something
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  8. be home free American English informal to have succeeded in doing the most difficult part of something
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  1. relating to or belonging to your home or family
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  2. done at home or intended for use in a home
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  3. played or playing at a team's own sports field, rather than an opponent's field
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  4. relating to a particular country, as opposed to foreign countries [=  domestic]
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
home homed homed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
homing homes
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home used in phrases

  • Alec Douglas-Home (noun)
    1. british statesman, Prime Minister of the UK 1963-1964
  • Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home (noun)
    1. british statesman, Prime Minister of the UK 1963-1964
  • Douglas-Home (noun)
    1. british statesman, Prime Minister of the UK 1963-1964
  • Federal Home Loan Bank System (noun)
    1. the central credit system for thrift institutions
  • Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (noun)
    1. a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages
  • Georgia home boy (noun)
    1. street name for gamma hydroxybutyrate
  • Home Alone
    1. (1990) a US humorous film in which a young boy is accidentally left at home alone when his parents go on holiday, and has to prevent two criminals from getting into his home and stealing things from it
  • Home Box Office
    1. a US CABLE TELEVISION company that mostly shows films
  • Home Counties
    1. the COUNTIES around London
  • Home Loan Bank (noun)
    1. one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region
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