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i went home vs i left home

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'I went home' implies that the speaker traveled to their home, while 'I left home' suggests that the speaker departed from their home. The choice between the two depends on the specific context and what the speaker wants to emphasize.

Last updated: March 22, 2024

i went home

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the speaker traveled to their home from another location.

Examples:

After the party, I went home to get some rest.
She went home after finishing her work at the office.

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I went home to get some more paper.
After Phil's, I went home.
So I went home, unemployed, to find my nan's strange carer still there...
I went home with my wife.
I went home around 10:00.
It was when I went home for a few weeks.
Well, I went home after that.
So I went home with her.
I went home with a girl.
We said our good nights in the cathedral and I went home.
I went home and did laundry with my mom.
I went home after the conference.
I went home after the conference.
I went home after the picnic.
And then I went home later and... found her dead.
I was beat, I went home to sleep.
So after the war, I went home.
I went home to live with my parents in suburban Detroit.
I went home and began working on it.
After that, I went home.

Alternatives:

I returned home
I headed home
I came home
I went back home
I made my way home

i left home

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the speaker departed from their home to go somewhere else.

Examples:

I left home early to avoid traffic.
She left home without saying goodbye.

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I found him the day I left home.
When I left home, she moved with me.
Mr President, yesterday morning I left home at 8.10.
I left home without my wallet.
We didn't ever have any money for anything, so I left home.
I left home, and I marched.
I was terrified the first time I left home.
I left home early so as to get a good seat.
When I left home, the maid asked me where I was off to.
I hope so. I've only seen one American girl since I left home.
I haven't set foot in one of these places since I left home.
Today, for example, I left home... and saw a girl who tried to park a very tight spot.
Yesterday I left home at 7 o'clock in the morning and, because of the behaviour of Air France at Charles de Gaulle, I arrived here at 9 o'clock yesterday evening.
Yesterday, I left home before 1 p.m. and arrived here just before 8 p.m. I had been moving from airport to airport.
You're asking me to believe that I left home this morning, kissed my wife and kids and then stepped through some kind of time tunnel into a post-nuclear holocaust?
I left home without telling anyone.
That's how I started after I left home.
I feel like when I left home for the first time.
I left home when i was 14.
That's why I left home.

Alternatives:

I departed from home
I set out from home
I exited home
I moved away from home
I started from home

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