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AT HOME

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reception held in your own home

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("at home" is a kind of...):

reception (a formal party of people; as after a wedding)

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

At, to, or toward the place where you reside

Example:

he worked at home

Classified under:

Adverbs

Sense 2

Meaning:

On the home team's field

Example:

they played at home last night

Classified under:

Adverbs

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Credits

 Context examples: 

“Lizzy,” cried her mother, “remember where you are, and do not run on in the wild manner that you are suffered to do at home.”

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

It can also cause problems at home, at work and with friends.

(Alcohol, NIH: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

Nearly 3 billion people lack handwashing facilities with soap and water at home, while 900 million school children, as well as one in six health care facilities, have no basic hygiene services.

(Slightly dirty water ‘still ok’ against coronavirus, SciDev.Net)

Food from restaurants and fast food takeaways tends to be high in energy, fat, sugar and salt compared to food prepared at home.

(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)

Structure at home and at school is important.

(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)

To prevent botulism: • Be very careful when canning foods at home • Do not let babies eat honey • Get prompt medical care for infected wounds

(Botulism, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

A question about whether an individual is or was concerned about keeping their job including their work at home.

(Concerned About Keeping My Job, Including Work at Home, NCI Thesaurus)

They may give care at home or in a hospital or other health care setting.

(Caregiver, NCI Dictionary)

Researchers observed and recorded one hour of interaction between the mothers and their 5-month-old babies at home.

(Study identifies brain patterns underlying mothers’ responses to infant cries, National Institutes of Health)

Eventually, they hope to turn it into a simple device that patients can use at home to monitor their health.

(Engineers create a simple test that can measure stress, National Science Foundation)