homecoming
The act or event of returning homeThe act or event of returning home.
» Tom took Mary to the homecoming dance.
Tom führte Maria am Heimkunftstag zum Tanz.
Meaning
2 sensesThe 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
(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
9 sentencesTom took Mary to the homecoming dance.
deTom führte Maria am Heimkunftstag zum Tanz.
Tom told me he asked Mary to the homecoming dance.
Would you go with me to the homecoming dance next week?
Tom told me that he asked Mary to the homecoming dance.
How will you celebrate your homecoming?
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English hom-comyng, home komyng, home-cumyng, home-commynge, equivalent to homFrom 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| Singular | homecoming |
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