"come home" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: comes home [present, singular, third-person], coming home [participle, present], came home [past], come home [participle, past]
Rhymes: -əʊm Etymology: The sport usage was popularised by the 1996 song "Three Lions", which contains the phrase "it's coming home", referring to the UEFA Euro 1996 championship hosted in England, the birthplace of association football. Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> home}} come home (third-person singular simple present comes home, present participle coming home, simple past came home, past participle come home)
  1. To return to one's house, or to any place of origin.
    Sense id: en-come_home-en-verb-Ugj4eXSP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 32 18 33
  2. To touch a person's interests or feelings closely; to be fully understood or realised. Synonyms: hit home Derived forms: come home to roost
    Sense id: en-come_home-en-verb-lnaEuyGx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 32 18 33
  3. (nautical, of an anchor) To drag or slip through the ground. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-come_home-en-verb-Wq2TmMV3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 32 18 33 Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (sports, of a sport) To achieve success (typically by winning an international competition) in the country in which the sport was invented. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-come_home-en-verb-M15XjSE3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 32 18 33 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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