go home

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/ɡoʊ hoʊm/
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To travel to the place where one lives.
Practice using go home in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • He was tired and went home early.
  • We usually go home by bus.
  • Do you want to go home now?
  • It is late, so let’s go home.
  • She went home after school.

Similar words

head home

Meanings

Travel to one’s home

movement
neutral
To leave another place and travel to the house or other place where one lives.

Examples

  • It is late, so let’s go home.
  • She went home after school.
  • Do you want to go home now?
  • We usually go home by bus.
  • He was tired and went home early.

Similar words

head home

Etymology

Go expresses movement, and home acts as a direction without to.

FAQ

What does go home mean?

Go home means travel to the place where one lives.

When is go home used?

It is said when leaving school, work, or another place.

How does go home differ from at home?

Go home describes movement; at home describes a location.

How is go home used in a sentence?

“She went home after school” uses the past tense.

Is go home formal?

No, go home is an everyday phrase.

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