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at home

at home
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [at hohm]
    • /æt hoʊm/
    • /ət həʊm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at hohm]
    • /æt hoʊm/

Definitions of at home words

  • phrase at home If you feel at home, you feel comfortable in the place or situation that you are in. 3
  • noun at home a social gathering in a person's home 3
  • noun at home in one's own home or country 3
  • noun at home at ease, as if at one's own home 3
  • noun at home giving an informal party at one's own home 3
  • noun at home such a party 3

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Origin of at home

First appearance:

before 1740
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1740-45

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for At home

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

at home popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

at home usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for at home

noun at home

  • dinner — the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
  • celebration — A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
  • affair — If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
  • tea — the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
  • gala — festive; festal; showy: Her birthday parties were always gala occasions.

Antonyms for at home

noun at home

  • chore — A chore is a task that you must do but that you find unpleasant or boring.
  • task — a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
  • workHenry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.

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