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Definition home in British English

home verb

verb
/həʊm/
1

to aim at something and move quickly and directly to it

Example

A large insect was homing in on his neck.

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2

to go straight to the most important part of a situation or the part of a situation that you are most interested in

Example

Sometimes they homed in on the right solution with incredible speed.

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Definition home in British English

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