How do you use "home" in a sentence?

I'll be working from home tomorrow. She left home when she was eighteen. There's no place like home.

home

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Meaning: The place where one lives; relating to one's dwelling or country

家，住所；家乡

hogar, casa; patria

家、自宅；故郷

집, 자택; 고향

'Home' is the place where someone lives or feels they belong. It can be a house, flat, or country of origin. As an adverb, it means 'to one's home' without a preposition ('go home', not 'go to home'). Expressions include 'make yourself at home' (be comfortable) and 'home truths' (uncomfortable facts).

「home」是某人居住或感到归属的地方。它可以是房子、公寓或原籍国。作为副词，它表示「到某人的家」，不需要介词（「go home」，而不是「go to home」）。常用表达包括「make yourself at home」（请随意）和「home truths」（令人不快的事实）。

«Home» es el lugar donde alguien vive o siente que pertenece. Puede ser una casa, un piso o el país de origen. Como adverbio, significa «a casa» sin preposición («go home», no «go to home»). Las expresiones incluyen «make yourself at home» (ponte cómodo) y «home truths» (verdades incómodas).

「home」は誰かが住んでいる、または帰属意識を感じる場所です。家、アパート、または出身国を指すことができます。副詞として、前置詞なしで「自宅へ」を意味します（「go home」であり、「go to home」ではありません）。よく使われる表現には「make yourself at home」（くつろいでください）や「home truths」（耳の痛い真実）があります。

'Home'은 사람이 사는 곳이나 소속감을 느끼는 곳입니다. 집, 아파트 또는 출신 국가가 될 수 있습니다. 부사로는 전치사 없이 '집으로'를 의미합니다('go home', 'go to home'이 아님). 'Make yourself at home'(편하게 지내세요), 'home truths'(불편한 사실) 등의 표현이 있습니다.

Examples

I'll be working from home tomorrow.
我明天会在家工作。
Mañana trabajaré desde casa.
明日は在宅勤務します。
내일은 재택근무할 예정입니다.
She left home when she was eighteen.
她十八岁时离开了家。
Ella se fue de casa cuando tenía dieciocho años.
彼女は18歳のときに家を出ました。
그녀는 열여덟 살 때 집을 떠났습니다.
There's no place like home.
没有地方比得上家。
No hay lugar como el hogar.
わが家に勝る所なし。
역시 집이 최고입니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old English 'hām', meaning 'village' or 'estate', related to German 'Heim' and Dutch 'heem'. The word originally referred to a settlement rather than an individual dwelling. The emotional sense of belonging developed strongly in the 19th century — 'hamlet' (small village) shares the same root.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Story & Trivia

'Home' comes from Old English 'ham', meaning village or estate. It shares roots with the word 'hamlet' (small village). The concept of 'home' as an emotional place of belonging, rather than just a physical dwelling, developed strongly in the 19th century.