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home vs the home

Both 'home' and 'the home' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Home' is used when referring to a general concept or a specific place where someone lives, while 'the home' is used when referring to a specific building or institution.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 840 views

home

This is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'home' when referring to a general concept of a place where someone lives or when referring to a specific place without specifying the building or institution.

Examples:

  • I feel at home here.
  • She went home after work.
  • They were uploaded from his home computer.
  • Please give me his home number.
  • Especially in Yosemite, our home.
  • Hany's home was also destroyed.
  • The president is committed to bringing Matthew home.
  • Jane always comes home or calls.
  • Several billion light years from home.
  • Our home was never this clean.
  • I'll make this my home.
  • Father and started it when Benedikte and Christoffer left home.
  • I never did well in home economics.
  • I finally built a decent home.
  • This is his permanent home, John.
  • Holiday home Tuscany Chianti Holiday home Chianti Holiday home Chianti.
  • The road home is already home.
  • This place was truly our home away from home.
  • A home away from home for the weary traveller.
  • The ideal family holiday and home away from home.
  • You will find the comfort of your own home in different mobile home types.
  • Insurance benefits - Nursing home Compare products > Nursing home Stay in a care home.

Alternatives:

  • house
  • residence
  • dwelling
  • abode
  • place of residence

the home

This is correct but less commonly used in English.

Use 'the home' when referring to a specific building or institution, such as a nursing home or a group home.

Examples:

  • She works at the nursing home.
  • The group home provides care for children.
  • Help out around the home, go shopping...
  • Blunt force trauma with objects found at the home.
  • He hates watching woman working outside the home.
  • You can't work outside the home.
  • You've reached the home of Lara and Marty.
  • Not exactly the home invasion type.
  • Not exactly the home invasion type.
  • And the home stuff did that.
  • We're wasting time going to the home.
  • It is for the home economics teacher.
  • Give me the home phone numbers for Torres and Johnson.
  • I need the home telephone number of Mary Claire Clark.
  • That's two-zip against the home team.
  • So, your sister left a message on the home line.
  • Eric's monitoring the home phone, cell, facebook page.
  • This is the home of the Downey family.
  • Welcome to Watchtower - the official headquarters of the home team.
  • And we have the home run suspect.
  • Sam, keep the home fires burning.
  • No, he had the home fries.

Alternatives:

  • the house
  • the residence
  • the dwelling
  • the abode
  • the place of residence

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