at home
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at home
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- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, home. In one's place of residence. Sorry sir, I left my homework at home.
- At ease; comfortable. I feel at home around my girlfriend's family.
- In the home of one's parents. I can't believe it: she's 28 and still lives at home.
- In a private residence as opposed to a nursing home. He is really elderly and can still live at home.
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Playing at its usual venue, playing as the home team.
The team has won three-quarters of its games at home, but less than half of away games.
Opposite: away, away from home, on the road
- Available or willing to receive visitors. 1922 Emily Post, Etiquette, Chapter 10: Cards and Visits When a servant at a door says “Not at home,” this phrase means that the lady of the house is “Not at home to visitors.” This answer neither signifies nor implies—nor is it intended to—that Mrs. Jones is out of the house.
noun at homes
- A type of reception or party whereby the host says that they will be ‘at home’ during specific hours, when guests can come and go as they like. And, as near as possible to the dear ladies who gave the At Homes, Macmaster could keep up the talk – a little magisterially.
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prep_phrase in one's place of residence
| Español | en casa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 집 jip, 집에 jibe |
| 日本語 | 家に uchi ni |
| 中文 | 在家里 zài jiālǐ |
| हिन्दी | घर पर ghar par |
| Português | em casa |
| Français | chez soi, à la maison |
| Deutsch | zu Hause, zuhause, daheim |
| Italiano | a casa |
| Ελληνικά | στο σπίτι sto spíti |
| Română | acasă |
| Русский | до́ма dóma |
prep_phrase at ease; comfortable
| Português | confortável, à vontade |
|---|---|
| Français | à l'aise |
| Deutsch | zu Hause |
| Русский | как до́ма kak dóma |
Talk about this word "at home." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/at%20home. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. at home. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/at%20home "at home." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/at%20home.Cite this
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