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{ "term": "home", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "image": "data/images/ho/homes.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the house or flat that you live in, especially with your family", "sensetop": "from home", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Most older people prefer to stay in their own homes." }, { "text": "His children were upset when he sold the **family home**." }, { "text": "While travelling she missed the **comforts of home**." }, { "text": "She leaves home at 7 every day." }, { "text": "He **left home** *(= left his parents and began an independent life)* at sixteen." }, { "text": "The floods forced many people to **flee their homes**." }, { "text": "I'll call you from home later.", "contextForm": "from home" }, { "text": "stray dogs needing new homes" }, { "text": "We are not far from my home now." }, { "text": "He didn't leave home until he was 24." }, { "text": "He used to spend the summer painting at his country home." }, { "text": "A family of four was rescued early this morning when fire ripped through their terraced home." }, { "text": "She left home and began an independent life at sixteen." }, { "text": "It's no longer unusual for young people over 25 to still live in the family home." }, { "text": "Let's go home—I'm tired." }, { "text": "The centre provides an adoption programme for pets needing new homes." }, { "text": "Perhaps we could find a home for the kitten." }, { "text": "Make sure you insure your home contents for an adequate amount." }, { "text": "The banner said ‘Welcome home dad!’" }, { "text": "The lock-up garage provides a secure home for your car." }, { "text": "The people abandoned their homes and headed for the hills." }, { "text": "a shelter for people with no permanent home" }, { "text": "a temporary home for the paintings" }, { "text": "I would rather stay at home and watch TV." }, { "text": "More than a million people were forced to flee their homes to escape the fighting." } ], "topics": ["Houses and homes"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["family", "marital", "matrimonial"], "verb + home": ["be away from", "get away from", "leave"], "home + noun": ["address", "number", "background"], "preposition": ["at home", "away from home", "back home"], "phrases": [ "a home away from home", "a home from home", "home sweet home" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a house or flat, etc., when you think of it as property that can be bought and sold", "labels": "(British English)(especially North American English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(British English)(British English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)especially British Englishespecially North American English(North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(especially North American English)(British English also)(British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **holiday/summer home**" }, { "text": "A lot of new **homes are being built** on the edge of town." }, { "text": "He'd always dreamed of **owning his own home**." }, { "text": "**Buying a home** can be a complicated business." }, { "text": "The number of **homes sold** in January fell by 13% on the previous month." }, { "text": "Private **home ownership** is increasing faster than ever." }, { "text": "They applied for a home improvement loan." }, { "text": "We bought a holiday home in France." }, { "text": "The storm wrecked the family's caravan home." }, { "text": "They also have a holiday home in Spain." }, { "text": "They also have a weekend home in the Catskills." }, { "text": "They designed and built their own home." }, { "text": "They found their dream home on the shore of a lake." }, { "text": "You could lose your home if you don't keep up mortgage payments." }, { "text": "Over three-quarters of the UK's home owners have a mortgage." } ], "topics": ["Buildings"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["beautiful", "comfortable", "nice"], "verb + home": ["own", "buy", "purchase"], "home + noun": ["buyer", "owner", "ownership"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the town, district, country, etc. that you come from, or where you are living and that you feel you belong to", "sensetop": "be home to somebody", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I often think about my friends **back home**." }, { "text": "Jane left England and made Greece her home." }, { "text": "Jamaica is home to over two million people.", "contextForm": "be home to somebody" }, { "text": "She left her native home in Ireland and went to America." }, { "text": "She made her home in Spain." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["family", "marital", "matrimonial"], "verb + home": ["be away from", "get away from", "leave"], "home + noun": ["address", "number", "background"], "preposition": ["at home", "away from home", "back home"], "phrases": [ "a home away from home", "a home from home", "home sweet home" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "used to refer to a family living together, and the way it behaves", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She came from a violent home." }, { "text": "They wanted to give the boy a secure and loving home." }, { "text": "He had always wanted a real home with a wife and children." }, { "text": "He came from an appalling home background." }, { "text": "More and more children in the school are from single-parent homes." }, { "text": "Placing a child in public care is sometimes the only solution to ill-treatment in the natural home." }, { "text": "She had never had a stable home life." }, { "text": "We have to provide a good home for the children." }, { "text": "These children badly need a stable and secure home life." } ], "topics": ["Family and relationships"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["family", "marital", "matrimonial"], "verb + home": ["be away from", "get away from", "leave"], "home + noun": ["address", "number", "background"], "preposition": ["at home", "away from home", "back home"], "phrases": [ "a home away from home", "a home from home", "home sweet home" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a place where people who cannot care for themselves live and are cared for by others", "sensetop": "in a home", "examples": [ { "text": "a **children’s home**" }, { "text": "a residential home for young people with learning disabilities" }, { "text": "She has lived in a home since she was six.", "contextForm": "in a home" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["care", "children’s", "convalescent"], "verb + home": ["run"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a place where pets with no owner are taken care of", "examples": [ { "text": "a **dogs’/cats’ home**" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["care", "children’s", "convalescent"], "verb + home": ["run"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "the place where a plant or animal usually lives; the place where somebody/something can be found", "sensetop": "home to somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "This region is the home of many species of wild flower." }, { "text": "The tiger's home is in the jungle." }, { "text": "Beverly Hills is the home of the stars." }, { "text": "The Rockies are home to bears and mountain lions.", "contextForm": "home to somebody/something" }, { "text": "Arizona is home to the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest." }, { "text": "The hill is the legendary home of King Arthur." }, { "text": "These birds are in danger of becoming extinct as their forest home disappears." }, { "text": "The mudflats offer a winter home to thousands of migrating swans." }, { "text": "I arranged to meet her in her office, as she seemed more relaxed on her home territory." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a place where an object is kept", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "We haven't **found a home** for all our books yet." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "the place where something was first discovered, made or invented", "sensetop": "the home of something", "examples": [ { "text": "New Orleans, the home of jazz" }, { "text": "Greece, the home of democracy" }, { "text": "Andalusia, the home of flamenco" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "in a person’s own house, flat, etc.", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I called round last night, but you weren't at home." }, { "text": "Oh no, I left my purse at home." }, { "text": "He lived at home *(= with his parents)* until he was thirty." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "comfortable and relaxed", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Sit down and **make yourself at home**." }, { "text": "Simon feels very at home on a horse." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "in somebody’s own country, not in a foreign country", "examples": [ { "text": "The president is not as popular at home as he is abroad." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "if a sports team plays at home, it plays in the town, etc. that it comes from", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "Leeds are playing at home this weekend." }, { "text": "Is the match on Saturday at home or away?" } ], "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "away from a person’s own house, flat, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "He works away from home during the week." }, { "text": "I don't want to be away from home for too long." }, { "text": "Her job means she's away from home for weeks at a time." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "if a sports team plays away from home, it plays in the town, etc. that its opponent comes from", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "The side has scored 24 goals away from home this season." }, { "text": "The team are playing away from home." } ], "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "you should help and care for your own family, etc. before you start helping other people", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "if a remark or topic of discussion is close to home, it is accurate or connected with you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or embarrassed", "examples": [ { "text": "Her remarks about me were embarrassingly close to home." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "that involves somebody directly", "examples": [ { "text": "The next year tragedy struck much closer to home." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to eat a lot of somebody else’s food", "labels": "(informal, often humorous)", "examples": [ { "text": "How much longer is he staying? He’s eating us out of house and home." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a place where you feel relaxed and comfortable as if you were in your own home", "examples": [ { "text": "The guests are made to feel that the hotel is a home from home." }, { "text": "The hotel's friendly atmosphere makes it a real home (away) from home." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a home is where the people you love are", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say how pleasant your home is (especially when you really mean that it is not pleasant at all)", "labels": "(often ironic)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a person’s home is a place where they can be private and safe and do as they like", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "(used especially about a couple) to start living in a new place", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "They got married and set up home together in Hull." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the place where you are happiest, especially a country where you feel you belong more than in your own country because you share the ideas and attitudes of the people who live there", "examples": [ { "text": "When she moved to Italy, she knew she'd found her true spiritual home." }, { "text": "The first time he visited New Orleans he knew he had found his spiritual home." }, { "text": "I had always thought of India as my spiritual home." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to emphasize a question about somebody/something", "labels": "(British English, humorous)", "examples": [ { "text": "Who's she when she's at home? *(= I don't know her)*" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do your job in your own home, especially a job that is usually done in an office", "examples": [ { "text": "I usually work from home on Fridays." } ], "topics": ["Working life"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/həʊm/", "audio": "ho/home/home__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/həʊm/", "audio": "ho/home/home__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English hām, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heem and German Heim." }