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home in on

home in on
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hohm in on, awn]
    • /hoʊm ɪn ɒn, ɔn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hohm in on, awn]
    • /hoʊm ɪn ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of home in on words

  • noun home in on a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household. 1
  • noun home in on the place in which one's domestic affections are centered. 1
  • noun home in on an institution for the homeless, sick, etc.: a nursing home. 1
  • noun home in on the dwelling place or retreat of an animal. 1
  • noun home in on the place or region where something is native or most common. 1
  • noun home in on any place of residence or refuge: a heavenly home. 1
See all 32 definitions of home in on

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Origin of home in on

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hom, Old English hām (noun and adv.); cognate with Dutch heim, Old Norse heimr, Danish hjem, Swedish hem, German Heim home, Gothic haims village; akin to haunt

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Parts of speech for Home in on

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Home in on

home in on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for home in on

verb home in on

  • fixate — to fix; make stable or stationary.
  • direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
  • concentrate — If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it.
  • put — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • meet — greatest lower bound
All 35 Synonyms of home in on

Antonyms for home in on

verb home in on

  • disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
  • disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
  • disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
All 10 Antonyms of home in on

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