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home

/ˈhoʊm/

US UK

noun

plural homes

the place (such as a house or apartment) where a person lives [count]

Right now his home is a small apartment.

People are concerned about protecting their homes.

(chiefly US) The neighborhood is filled with expensive new homes. [=houses]

They've started on a major home-improvement project. [=a project to make their house better, bigger, more modern, etc.]

They have a second/vacation home on the lake. [noncount]

There's no place like home.

Let's stay at home tonight. [=let's not go out tonight]

I must have left my notes at home.

We're a long way from home. [=we are not close to our house]

I will be away from home [=I will not be at my house] for two weeks.

He has no place to call home. [=he does not have a place to live]

He works at/from home. [=he does his work in his house and not in an office building] - see also at home (below), mobile home, motor home

[count] :a family living together in one building, house, etc.

She made a good home for her husband and children.

She came from a troubled home. [=a family with many problems]

He comes from a broken home. [=a family in which the parents have divorced]

She lived at home [=she lived with her parents or family] until she got married.

He left home [=left his parent's house and lived in his own house] after graduating from high school.

a place where something normally or naturally lives or is located [count]

Australia is the home [=habitat] of the kangaroo. [noncount]

The islands are home to many species of birds.

[count] :the place where something began or was created - usually + of

The restaurant advertises itself as the home of the Big Burger.

[count] :a place where something is placed, stored, etc.

Can you find homes for these files in your office?

the place where someone lives or originally comes from :the place to which you feel most strongly attached [noncount]

New York will always be home to me.

They made their home [=they settled] on the banks of the Mississippi.

People back home [=in his hometown; in the place he is from] would never believe how much he has changed. [count]

He has fond memories of his boyhood home. [=the place where he lived as a boy]

[count] :the place where an organization, a company, etc., is located and operates

This building will be the orchestra's new home.

The big television networks have their homes in the same city.

[count] :a place where people who are unable to care for themselves live and are cared for

an orphan's home

an old people's home

She doesn't want to put her mother in a home. - see also nursing home, rest home

[noncount] :a place that you try to reach in some games (such as baseball)

He was tagged out at home. - see also home plate

at home

in your own country and not a foreign country

We face serious threats both at home and abroad.

sports :in a team's own stadium, park, etc. :in the place where a team is based

The team's next six games are at home. [=in its own stadium]

The team has done much better at home [=in its home games] than on the road. - see also 1home 1 (above)

relaxed and comfortable

She feels at home on the stage.

They made me feel (right) at home my first day at the new job.

Come on in and make yourself at home. [=do what you need to do to feel relaxed and comfortable]

The professor is equally at home in politics and history. [=knows a lot about both politics and history]

I've never really felt/been completely at home with [=comfortable and confident about using] all these new-fangled machines.

charity begins at home

xem charity

home away from home

US or Brit home from home

a place that is as pleasant and comfortable as your own home

Whenever he came to the city, his brother's place was like a home away from home.

home sweet home

You say home sweet home to show that you are happy when you return to your home after being away from it.

adverb

to or at the place where you live

She called home to say she would be late for dinner.

He's sending money home from a job overseas.

She is on her way home.

It's great to be back home.

(chiefly US) They're never home when I try to see them.

I can't wait to come/go/get home.

(chiefly US) Let's stay home tonight. [=let's not go out tonight]

He brings/takes home about $750 a week. [=the amount of money he gets after paying taxes, health insurance, etc., is about $750 each week]

into a finished or final position

He used a hammer to drive the nail home.

shove the bolt home [=all the way into its place]

b sports :to, toward, or into a goal

He fired the puck home. [=he shot the hockey puck into the goal]

bring home the bacon

xem bacon

bring (something) home

to make (something) very clear and obvious in usually a forceful or unpleasant way - usually + to

The importance of regular exercise was brought home to him when his best friend developed heart problems.

close to home

xem close

come home to

to become very clear and obvious to (someone) in usually a forceful or unpleasant way

The truth about her marriage came home to her when he left her.

come home to roost

xem roost

drive your point home

to say something in a very strong or forceful way :to make a point very forcefully

He drove his point home during the debate.

hit/strike home

to become very clear and obvious in usually a forceful or unpleasant way

The truth about their marriage finally hit home.

home free

US or Brit home and dry

informal :sure of succeeding, winning, etc. :no longer in danger of failing

If we can meet this next deadline, we'll be home free.

nothing to write home about

xem write

ram home

xem ram

till/until the cows come home

xem cow

adjective

always used before a noun

of or relating to a home or family

She has a happy home life.

Please give us your home phone number.

What is your home address?

designed to be used in your home

a home entertainment system :done or made in your home

home cooking - often used in combination

He couldn't wait to have a home-cooked meal. [=a meal made and eaten at home] - see also home movie, home video

sports :at a team's own field, stadium, arena, etc.

the home team

home games

The team opens its home season in just two weeks. - compare away, road

chiefly Brit :of, relating to, or coming from within your own country :domestic

We can make a profit on home sales alone.

the home market

home brew

xem brew

verb

homes; homed; homing

home in on

[phrasal verb]

home in on (someone or something) :to find and move directly toward (someone or something)

The missile was homing in on its target. - often used figuratively

Researchers are homing in on the cause of the disease.

* Các từ tương tự:
home base, home economics, home fries, home front, home help, home loan, home movie, home office, home page