āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ¸
the place that we live in, usually with our family
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Their home was always filled with laughter and warmth.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
1.1
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
a residential building or unit available for purchase, sale, or rent
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They bought their first home after getting married.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
1.2
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°
the people living together in a residence, often associated with the concept of a family or household
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The children came from a supportive home where creativity was encouraged.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
1.3
āĻĻā§āĻļ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
one's own country or the area where one is from
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He missed his home and longed for the familiar sights of his hometown.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
1.4
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛
a place where one feels most comfortable or connected, often in a figurative sense
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After traveling the world, she finally felt at home in her new city.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻ¸ā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āĻˇā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ, āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨
a facility or institution that provides long-term care or support, particularly for the elderly or those in need of assistance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The home provided 24-hour medical care for residents.
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ 24 āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛
a location or origin point for a particular thing or concept
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Silicon Valley is the home of many leading technology companies.
āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ
the natural habitat or environment of a plant or animal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The jungle is the home of many exotic species of birds.
āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
a designated location where an item or set of items is stored
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The home for my keys is on the kitchen counter.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
06
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻā§āĻ˛
(sports) the designated area or endpoint that a player aims to reach to score a point
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The runner sprinted toward home, eager to score.
āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻšā§āĻŽ-āĻāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛, āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĨ¤
6.1
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻŦā§āĻ¸
(baseball) the area where a batter must reach to score a run
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The pitcher aimed for the strike zone near home.
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° home āĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
6.2
āĻŦā§āĻ¸, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
a safe position in some sports where a player is no longer in danger of being attacked
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Once the runner reached home, he was no longer in danger of being tagged out.
āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¸ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
6.3
āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
(lacrosse) the three players positioned closest to the opponent's goal, typically responsible for defense
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Our coach rotated the homes to keep fresh pressure near the crease.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The home proved to be their strongest advantage this season.
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
07
āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ° āĻĻāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻ°, āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
a central location or headquarters for an organization
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The home of the tech startup is a modern building downtown.
āĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ° āĻĻāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ¨āĨ¤
01
āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
pertaining to one's own nation, especially its internal or domestic matters
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Many of the policies were geared toward improving home industries.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻš āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§
referring to a team or game played at the team's own venue or stadium
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The home team won their match with ease.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻā§āĻš
pertaining to or associated with one's residence or domestic environment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I have n't seen my home town in years.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻļāĻšāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻā§āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ°
referring to something created or designed for use in where one lives
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She prefers home remedies over commercial medicines.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻˇā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ° āĻĻāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻ°, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨
referring to the main office or central location of an organization
Dialect
American
AmericanāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The request was sent back to the home branch for approval.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§
to, at, or toward the place where one lives
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After the vacation, they returned home and unpacked their suitcases.
āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ¸ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
used to describe something being placed or moved securely into its correct location
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She drove the bolt home with a twist of the wrench.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ
with respect to emotional or intellectual impact
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The story's message really struck home.
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§
used to mark arrival at the final point or successful completion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He limped home after a grueling marathon.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§
(baseball) used to indicate movement toward or arrival at home plate
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The batter brought two men home with a double.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
to home
01
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of an animal) to make one's way back to a natural habitat or nesting place
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After migration, the salmon homed to their native river.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽ āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
1.1
āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻž, āĻ˛āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of a racing pigeon) to fly back to the loft from a distant release site
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His best bird homes in under four hours.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to give a person or animal a place to live or settle in
Transitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The program homes orphaned children with local families.
āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Let us home before the storm worsens.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
homeless
homelike
homely
home
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
