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- home1 W1S1 [həum US houm] n▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1¦(place where you live)¦2¦(family)¦3¦(where you came from/belong)¦4¦(your country)¦5 be/feel at home6¦(property)¦7¦(for taking care of somebody)¦8 make yourself at home9 make somebody feel at home10 the home of something11¦(sports team)¦12 home from home13 home sweet home14 dogs'/cats' home15 find a home for something16 what's that when it's at home?17¦(games)¦▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[: Old English; Origin: ham 'village, home']1.) ¦(PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE)¦ [U and C]the house, apartment, or place where you live▪ They have a beautiful home in California.▪ Good luck in your new home!at home▪ Last night we stayed at home and watched TV.away from home▪ He was spending more and more time away from home.work from/at home(=do your work at home instead of at a company office)▪ A family of birds made their home (=started living) under the roof.2.) ¦(FAMILY)¦ [U and C]the place where a child lived with his or her family▪ Jack left home when he was 16.▪ Were you still living at home (=with your parents) ?▪ Carrie moved out of the family home a year ago.3.) ¦(WHERE YOU CAME FROM/BELONG)¦ [U and C]the place where you came from or where you usually live, especially when this is the place where you feel happy and comfortable▪ She was born in Italy, but she's made Charleston her home .back home▪ The folks back home don't really understand what life is like here.4.) ¦(YOUR COUNTRY)¦[U]the country where you live, as opposed to foreign countriesat home▪ auto sales at home and abroadback home▪ Even though he's been travelling around the world, he's kept up with what's going on back home.5.) be/feel at homea) to feel comfortable in a place or with a personbe/feel at home in/with▪ I'm already feeling at home in the new apartment.▪ After a while we began to feel at home with each other.b) to feel happy or confident about doing or using somethingbe/feel at home with/in▪ Practise using the video until you feel quite at home with it.6.) ¦(PROPERTY)¦a house, apartment etc considered as property which you can buy or sell▪ Attractive, modern homes for sale.7.) ¦(FOR TAKING CARE OF SOMEBODY)¦a place where people who are very old or sick, or children who have no family are looked after▪ an old people's home▪ I could never put Dad into a home .8.) make yourself at homespoken used to tell someone who is visiting you that they should relax▪ Sit down and make yourself at home.9.) make sb feel at hometo make someone feel relaxed by being friendly towards them▪ We like to make our customers feel at home.10.) the home of stha) the place where something was first discovered, made, or developed▪ America is the home of baseball.b) the place where a plant or animal grows or lives▪ India is the home of elephants and tigers.11.) ¦(SPORTS TEAM)¦at homeif a sports team plays at home, they play at their own sports field≠ ↑away at home to▪ Birmingham Bullets are at home to Kingston.12.) home from homeBrE home away from home AmEa place that you think is as pleasant and comfortable as your own house13.) home sweet homeused to say how nice it is to be in your own home14.) dogs'/cats' homeBrE a place where animals with no owners are looked after15.) find a home for sthBrE to find a place where something can be kept▪ Can you find a home for the piano?16.) what's that when it's at home?BrE spoken used humorously to ask what a long or unusual word means17.) ¦(GAMES)¦[U]a place in some games or sports which a player must try to reach in order to win a pointhome 2home2 W1S1 adv1.) to or at the place where you live▪ Is Sue home from work yet?bring/take sb/sth home▪ They brought the baby home from the hospital on Friday.▪ We stayed home last night.▪ I'm going home now. See you tomorrow.come/get/reach etc home(=arrive at your home)▪ It was midnight by the time we got home.▪ What time are you coming home?2.) take home £120 per week/$600 a month etcto earn a certain amount of money after tax has been taken off▪ The average worker takes home around $300 a week.3.) hit/drive/hammer etc sth homea) to make sure that someone understands what you mean by saying it in an extremely direct and determined way▪ We really need to drive this message home.b) to hit or push something firmly into the correct position4.) bring sth home to sb/come home to sbto make you realize how serious, difficult, or dangerous something is▪ The episode has brought home to me the pointlessness of this war.5.) hit/strike homeif a remark, situation, or experience hits home, it makes you realize how serious, difficult, or dangerous something is▪ She could see that her remark had hit home.6.) be home and dryBrE informal to have succeeded in doing something7.) be home freeAmE informal to have succeeded in doing the most difficult part of something▪ If I last five years with no symptoms, I'll be home free.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬HINT sense 1Do not use a preposition (a word such as 'at' or 'to') before home when it is an adverb: I travel home by bus (NOT I travel at home by bus). He returned home (NOT He returned to home).▬▬▬▬▬▬▬home 3home3 adj [only before noun]1.) relating to or belonging to your home or familyhome address/number(=the address or telephone number of your house)▪ These children need a proper home life .2.) done at home or intended for use in a home▪ good old-fashioned home cooking▪ a home computer3.) played or playing at a team's own sports field, rather than an opponent's fieldhome team/game/crowd/club etc▪ The home team took the lead after 25 minutes.4.) relating to a particular country, as opposed to foreign countries= ↑domestic▪ The meat was destined for the home market.home 4home4 vhome in on [home in on sth] phr v1.) to aim exactly at an object or place and move directly to it▪ The bat can home in on insects using a kind of 'radar'.2.) to direct your efforts or attention towards a particular fault or problem▪ He homed in on the one weak link in the argument.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
