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How to pronounce home
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What does home mean?
nounA dwelling.
“And the diſciples went awaye agayne vnto their awne home.”
The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born or raised; a childhood or parental home; the home of one’s parents or guardian.
“Does she still live at home? - No, she moved out and got an apartment when she was 18, but she still lives in the city.”
The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
“You only live life one time / Thank God I'll never live alone / My heart will always have a home / Living with you”
verbTo return to its owner.
adjOf, from, or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign.
“home manufactures”
That strikes home; direct, pointed.
Personal, intimate.
advTo one's home.
“carry someone home”
To one's place of birth.
To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length.
“ram a cartridge home”
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