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Home: Definition, Common Uses & Key Phrases (3 meaning)

Meaning 1：place of residence (home)

home 🔊

/hoʊm/

n./adj./adv./v.

The place where you live, especially with your family. It feels safe, warm, and comfortable.

Home meaning illustrated: a warm, safe living room with soft lighting and a sleeping cat.

place of residence 🔊

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/pleɪs əv ˈrezɪdəns/

n./adj./adv./v.

The physical building or house where you and your family live, often associated with feelings of comfort and safety.

📁 Category：Buildings & Places 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Old English 'hām' (village, estate), from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

💡 Mnemonic

H-O-M-E: Heart Of My Everything.

📖 Example

After a long trip, there's nothing better than coming home to my own bed and a cup of tea. 🔊 After a long trip, there's nothing better than coming home to my own bed and a cup of tea.

🔗 Collocations

at home – in one's own house

make yourself at home – act as if you are in your own home

home sweet home – a phrase expressing the comfort of one's home

🔄 Synonyms

residence (n.) – the place where someone lives

dwelling (n.) – a house or other place of residence

house (n.) – a building for human habitation

🚫 Antonyms

away (adv.) – at a distance from home

workplace (n.) – a place where people work, often opposite to home

outdoors (n./adv.) – outside, not at home

🌱 Derivatives

homeless (adj.) – without a home

homely (adj.) – simple and comfortable; plain

homing (adj.) – relating to the ability to find one's way home

📖 Cultural Story

From Old English 'hām' meaning 'village, estate'. Cognate with German 'Heim' and Dutch 'heem'. Originally referred to a settlement or homestead, evolving to mean the place where one's family lives.

Meaning 2：native land (home)

home 🔊

/hoʊm/

n./adj./adv./v.

The town or country where you were born or feel you belong to, your native place.

Home as hometown concept: a world map with a pushpin marking a place of origin.

native land 🔊

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/ˈneɪtɪv lænd/

n./adj./adv./v.

The country or town where you were born or consider your origin, even if you no longer live there.

📁 Category：Culture & History 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Even though I've lived abroad for years, China will always be my home. 🔊 Even though I've lived abroad for years, China will always be my home.

🔗 Collocations

home country – the country where one was born or holds citizenship

home town – the town or city where one grew up

feel at home – to be comfortable and familiar in a place

🔄 Synonyms

homeland (n.) – one's native country

birthplace (n.) – the place where someone was born

roots (n.) – one's original family background

🚫 Antonyms

foreign (adj.) – belonging to another country

abroad (adv.) – in a foreign country

exile (n.) – being forced to leave one's home country

🌱 Derivatives

homeland (n.) – one's native country

homesick (adj.) – longing for home

homecoming (n.) – the act of returning to one's home

Meaning 3：home venue (home)

home 🔊

/hoʊm/

n./adj./adv./v.

In sports, the place where a team plays its own games, or the team that plays there.

Home in sports: a crowded stadium with cheering fans at a home game.

home venue 🔊

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/hoʊm ˈvɛnjuː/

n./adj./adv./v.

The stadium, field, or court where a sports team regularly plays its games, often providing a competitive advantage due to familiar conditions and local fan support.

📁 Category：Entertainment & Sports 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The team has a strong record when they play at home in front of their passionate fans. 🔊 The team has a strong record when they play at home in front of their passionate fans.

🔗 Collocations

home game – a game played at the team's own venue

home advantage – the benefit gained from playing at one's own venue

home team – the team that plays at its own venue

🔄 Synonyms

home stadium (n.) – the regular stadium of a team

home field (n.) – the field owned by the home team

home court (n.) – the court where a basketball/tennis team plays

🚫 Antonyms

away (adj.) – played at the opponent's venue

visitor (n.) – the team playing away from home

opponent's ground (n.) – the venue of the opposing team

🌱 Derivatives

home-and-away (adj.) – relating to a series of games played both at home and away