| Library / English Dictionary |
BRING HOME
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make understandable and clear
Example:
This brings home my point
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "bring home" is one way to...):
demo; demonstrate; exhibit; present; show (give an exhibition of to an interested audience)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Earn as a salary or wage
Example:
How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?
Synonyms:
bring home; take home
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "bring home" is one way to...):
bring in; clear; earn; gain; make; pull in; realise; realize; take in (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
