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Meanings of come home in English

Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions.

Usage of come home in English
1
I had the good judgment to come home as soon as possible.
A Confederacy of Dunces
2
Quite suddenly, the urgency of their situation had come home to him.
Perdido Street Station
3
Flee the mark of Cain, and come home... come home... come home.
Swan Song
4
I'd come home for the school year if he still wanted me.
The Lightning Thief
5
That's good enough a reason for him to want to come home.
Reuters
6
Sooner or later, that will come home and significantly affect our industry.
Reuters
7
Nicholas, you should come home more often; the city is in chaos.
The Magician
8
Then Viola's father wrote that she must come home for financial reasons.
The new yorker
9
Why doesn't any member of Delia's family ask her to come home?
Ladder of years: a novel
10
Who knows, I may decide to come home after a few days.
Honor thyself
11
Whenever you're ready for him to come home, just let us know.
World of warcraft: the shattering: prelude to cataclysm
12
It was way past time for Tia to call or come home.
Indivisible
13
He had just come home from work and was obviously buying groceries.
Lone eagle
14
Podcast: Why is it so hard to come home from modern war?
Reuters
15
It might just be the right time to come home after all.
The Irish Times
16
I can't think of a better way to come home from rehab.
High on arrival
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Canada
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
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