home
noun · adjective · adverb · verb
Simple meaning
One's own dwelling place.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
hohmIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhoʊm
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
One's own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one's family.
The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born or raised; childhood or parental home; home of one's parents or guardian.
A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.
by extension
Anything that serves the functions of a home, as comfort, safety, sense of belonging, etc.
The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign.
adverb
At or in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home.
To one's place of birth.
To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length.
To a full and intimate degree; to the heart of the matter; fully, directly.
verb
of animalsintransitive
To return to its owner.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: One's own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one's family.
Used this way, home is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in family or home contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Family/home
Nearby words
- domicile , more formal, and heavier in everyday conversation
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Similar Words, What’s the Difference?
Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
The people who live in a house.
A house or place in which a person lives.
A place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.
Word Family
Related forms, grouped by how they connect.
Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
A base hit on which the batter scores a run.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Someone unfortunate without housing.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The area in which an animal normally ranges.
United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government.
A classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other…
Self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government.
A base hit on which the batter scores a run.
Educate (one's children) at home instead of sending (them) to a school.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home).
Made or produced in the home or by yourself.
Someone who owns a home.
The home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family.
An alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home.
A rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home.
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