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IPA(Pronunciation)

/(h)əʊm/

Verb

of animals transitive

Japanese Meaning

（動物が）飼い主のもとへ帰る / （目標や狙いに）向かう、狙いを定める

Rescue workers home lost animals to their owners after using microchip scans.

救助隊はマイクロチップを読み取って迷子の動物を飼い主の元へ返す。

Sense（1）

(of animals, transitive) To return to its owner.

The dog homed.

Sense（2）

(always with "in on", transitive) To seek or aim for something.

The missile was able to home in on the target.

homes

（ present singular third-person ）

homing

（ participle present ）

homed

（ participle past ）

homed

（ past ）