Meaning

2 senses
  1. The act or event of returning home.

    His homecoming was saddened by the news of his mother's death the day before.

    Heimkehr, Heimkunft

    возвраще́ние домо́йvozvraščénije domój, возвраще́ние на ро́динуvozvraščénije na ródinu

    a coming to or returning home

  2. (Canada, US, also, attributive)In high schools and colleges, a tradition centered around a football game, a parade and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen.

    Many alumni come back for homecoming, and many freshmen are advised to flee.

    homecoming ball

Examples

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  1. Tom took Mary to the homecoming dance.

    deTom führte Maria am Heimkunftstag zum Tanz.

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  2. Tom told me he asked Mary to the homecoming dance.

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  3. Would you go with me to the homecoming dance next week?

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  4. Tom told me that he asked Mary to the homecoming dance.

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  5. How will you celebrate your homecoming?

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the act of returning home:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the act of returning home:

Origin

From Middle English hom-comyng, home komyng, home-cumyng, home-commynge, equivalent to hom

From Middle English hom-comyng, home komyng, home-cumyng, home-commynge, equivalent to home + coming. Probably an alteration of earlier Middle English hom-come, homkome, hame-come, ham-cume, from Old English hāmcyme (“homecoming; return”).

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Forms

plural: homecomings
Singularhomecoming
Pluralhomecomings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a coming to or returning home:return

Word family

1 related words
Derivedhoco

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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