Meaning

2 senses
  1. (often)To draw close to a destination, especially using radar; to move towards a target.

    sich dem Zielgebiet nähern

  2. (often)To focus or narrow down to something; to find, draw closer or move towards, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.

    He used the clues to home in on the source of the flames.

    We are homing in on a solution.

    (in Richtung) ... einschwenken, Kurs nehmen

More definitions
  • direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids

Examples

432 sentences
  1. I'll be at home in the morning.

    Я буду вдома вранці. — aandrusiak

    ruУтром я буду дома. — sharptoothed

    deIch werde morgen früh zu Hause sein. — mayabe

  2. He came home late in the evening.

    Він повернувся додому пізно ввечері. — ascolto

    ruОн вернулся домой поздно вечером. — Hellerick

    deEr kam spätabends nach Hause. — Sudajaengi

  3. Tom is usually at home in the evening.

    Том, як правило, вдома ввечері. — deniko

    ruПо вечерам Том обычно дома. — marafon

  4. Tom died Monday in his home in Boston.

    Том помер у понеділок у своєму будинку в Бостоні. — deniko

    ruТом умер в понедельник у себя дома в Бостоне. — marafon

  5. We won't be able to arrive home in time.

    Ми не зможемо приїхати додому вчасно. — deniko

    ruМы не сможем приехать домой вовремя. — marafon

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
1. to draw close to a destination:
2. to draw closer or move towards:

Origin

The phrase originates in military use in the early 20th century, apparently by analogy wit

The phrase originates in military use in the early 20th century, apparently by analogy with the older term homing pigeon. From the 1960s it is also found in the mistaken variant hone in. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hone+in

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Forms

homes in, homing in, homed in, homed in
Base formhome in · to home in
3rd person singularhomes in
Present participlehoming in
Past simplehomed in
Past participlehomed in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhome in
he, she, ithomes in

Past simpleLesson

all personshomed in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave homed in
he, she, ithas homed in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill home in

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids:range inzero in

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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