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homes in

Syllables: homes·inUK/(h)əʊm ɪn/US/hoʊm ɪn/

homes in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of home in.

Meaning of home in

Verb

home in (third-person singular simple present homes in, present participle homing in, simple past and past participle homed in)

  1. (often) To draw close to a destination, especially using radar; to move towards a target.
    Synonyms:
    zero in
  2. (often) To focus or narrow down to something; to find, draw closer or move towards, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.
    • He used the clues to home in on the source of the flames.
    Synonyms:
    zero in

Questions about homes in

What is homes in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Homes in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of home in.
How do you pronounce homes in?
Homes in is pronounced /(h)əʊm ɪn/ (UK).

Words near homes in in the dictionary

  1. homerun
  2. homeruns
  3. Homerville
  4. homes
  5. homes away from home
  6. homes in
  7. homesat
  8. homescape
  9. homescapes
  10. homescar
  11. homescedasticity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: homes in (page history and authors); home in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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