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Etymology
ME. hom < OE. ham#Old English|h�m < Ger. *heimaz < PIE. *tkoi-, an o-grade variant of *tkei-. Cognate with German Heim, Dutch heem, and the place-name segment -ham "village."

Noun
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en-noun

1. One�s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one�s family; also, one�s birthplace.

#: The disciples went away again to their own home. �John xx. 10.
#: Home is the sacred refuge of our life. �Dryden.
#: Home! home! sweet, sweet home! There�s no place like home. �Payne.

1. One�s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one�s ancestors dwell or dwelt.

#: Our old home England. �Hawthorne.

1. The place where a person was raised. childhood|Childhood or parental home. Home of one�s parents or guardian.

#: I left home last year.

1. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.

#: He entered in his house � his home no more, For without hearts there is no home. �Byron.

1. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.

#: the home of the pine.
#: Her eyes are homes of silent prayer. �Tennyson.
#: Flandria, by plenty made the home of war.'' �Prior.

1. A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, especially, the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.

#: Man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets. �Eccl. xii.

1. In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
2. baseball The plate at which the batter stands. The home base.
3. lacrosse The place of a player in front of an opponent�s goal; also, the player.

Synonyms
i-c|one�s own dwelling place tenement, house, dwelling, abode, domicile, residence

Translations
trans-top|house or structure in which someone lives
Apache:

• Chiricahua: kuugha̧
• Western Apache|Western: gowÄ�h

Slovene: t+|sl|dom|m
Spanish: t+|es|hogar|m
Swedish: t+|sv|hem|n
Tagalog: bahay, tahanan
Tajik: �она (hona)
Telugu: �ల�ల� (illu)
Thai: Thai|��า� (bâan)
Tulu: �ಲ�ಲ� (illu)
Turkish: t+|tr|ev, t+|tr|yurt
Vietnamese: nhà, nhà cửa, nhà �, ch� �; nơi sinh (birthplace)
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trans-top|someone�s native land
Croatian: t-|hr|domovina|f
Danish: t-|da|hjemland|n
Estonian: kodumaa, isamaa
Finnish: kotimaa, kotiseutu, kotipesä
French: t+|fr|patrie|f
German: t+|de|Heimat|f
Greek: t-|el|�α��ίδα|f|trpatrída|scGrek
Hebrew: he-translation|��ת|báyit m
Hungarian: t-|hu|szül�föld
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Italian: t-|it|patria|f, t+|it|paese|m
Japanese: �� (����, koky�), �� (���, bokoku)
Maltese: t-|mt|pajjiż|xs=Maltese
Norwegian: t-|no|hjemland
Portuguese: t+|pt|lar|m, t+|pt|casa|f
Scots: hame, hyim
Slovene: t+|sl|dom|m
Swedish: t-|sv|hemland|n
Vietnamese: quê hương, t� qu�c
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trans-top|childhood or parental home
Croatian: t+|hr|dom|m
Estonian: sünnikodu
Hebrew: he-translation|��ת|báyit m
Japanese: �� (����, koky�)
Kurdish: mal, KUchar|�اڵ
Nahuatl: chantli
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Portuguese: t+|pt|lar|m, t+|pt|casa|f
Russian: дом#Russian|дом (dom) m
Slovene: t+|sl|dom|m
Thai: Thai|��า� (bâan)
Vietnamese: nhà, quê hương, nơi chôn (lit. "place of burial")
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trans-top|place of the affections
Croatian: t+|hr|dom|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|lar|m, t+|pt|casa|f
Russian: дом#Russian|дом (dom) m
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Slovene: t+|sl|dom|m
Vietnamese: t+|vi|nhà|xs=Vietnamese
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trans-top|habitat
Croatian: t+|hr|dom|m
Hebrew: he-translation|��ת|báyit m, he-translation|�ק��|makóm m
Italian: t-|it|habitat|m, t+|it|dimora|f
Japanese: ��� (�����, seisokuchi)
trans-mid
Maltese: t-|mt|dar|xsMaltese, t-|mt|abitat|xsMaltese
Portuguese: t+|pt|lar|m
Thai: Thai|��า� (bâan)
Telugu: నివాస� (nivaasaM)
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trans-top|place of refuge or rest
Kurdish: mal, KUchar|�اڵ
Nahuatl: chantli
trans-mid
Slovene: t+|sl|dom|m
Vietnamese: vi�n (home for outcasts, handicapped, elderly, etc.; lit. "institution"); trại m� côi (home for orphans)
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trans-top|goal (sports)
Italian: t+|it|meta|f, t+|it|traguardo|m
trans-mid
Vietnamese: t+|vi|�ích|xs=Vietnamese
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Afrikaans: tuiste
ttbc|Catalan: llar m, casa f
ttbc|Dutch: huis n, thuis n
ttbc|Esperanto: hejmo
ttbc|Estonian: kodu
ttbc|German: Heim n (1,6), Heimat f (2,5), zu Hause n (3,4)
ttbc|Hungarian: otthon
ttbc|Ido: hemo
ttbc|Kinyarwanda: urugo
ttbc|Old English: eard (1,2,3,4,5), ham#Old English|h�m (1)
ttbc|Polish: dom m
ttbc|Spanish: hogar
ttbc|Thai: Thai|��า� (bâan); Thai|�ี�อยู� (tee-yoo)
ttbc|Turkish: ev, yurt
ttbc|Welsh: tref f

Derived terms
homebuilder
homeowner

Verb
en-verb|hom|ing

1. (usually with "in on") To seek or aim for something.

#: The missile was able to home on the target.

Translations
trans-top|to home ("in on")
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Russian: наводи���� (navodít�sja)
Swedish: t-|sv|sikta in, t-|sv|sikta in sig på
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Adjective
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1. Of or pertaining to one�s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
2. close|Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.

Derived terms
rel-top|terms derived from "home"
home base
home farm
home lot
home page
home rule
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home ruler
home run
home stretch
home thrust
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Adverb
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1. To one�s home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home.
2. close|Close; closely.

#: How home the charge reaches us, has been made out. �South.
#: They come home' to men�s business and bosoms. �Bacon.

1. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length.

#: to drive a nail home
#: to ram a cartridge home
#: Wear thy good rapier bare and put it home. �Shak.

Usage notes
Home is often used in the formation of compound words, many of which need no special definition; as, home-brewed, home-built, home-grown, etc.

Derived terms
bring home
come home
haul home the sheets of a sail

Translations
trans-top|at home (adverb)
Danish: hjemme
Dutch: t+|nl|thuis
French: t+|fr|à la maison
German: t-|de|heim, t-|de|zu Hause
Hungarian: t+|hu|otthon
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Romanian: t+|ro|acas�
Russian: t+|ru|дома|trdóma|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|doma
Turkish: t-|tr|evde
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trans-top|homewards (adverb)
Danish: hjem, hjemad
Dutch: naar huis
French: t+|fr|à la maison
German: t-|de|nach Hause
Irish: t-|ga|abhaile|xs=Irish
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Russian: t+|ru|домой|trdomój|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|domov
Turkish: t-|tr|eve, t-|tr|eve do�ru
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Related terms
rel-top|terms related to "home"
homing
homeless
homely
homeowner
homestead
rel-mid
homey, homy
home away from home
home free
independent home
parental home
hometown
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Category:200 English basic words

Catalan

Etymology
L.|ca homo. Compare Esperanto homo, French homme, Interlingua homine, Italian uomo, Portuguese homem, Romanian om, Sardinian ómine, Spanish hombre.

Noun
home m

1. man

Category:Catalan nouns

Esperanto

Etymology
From Esperanto homo.

Adverb
home

1. humanly

Category:Esperanto adverbs

Finnish

Noun
home

1. mildew, mould

Category:Finnish nouns
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