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home·bound
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ˈhoʊmˈbaʊnd
/
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hohm
-
bound
]
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adjective
going
home
:
homebound commuters.
Origin:
1880–85;
home
+
bound
4
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home·bound
2
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ˈhoʊmˌbaʊnd
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hohm
-bound
]
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adjective
confined to one's
home
, especially because of illness.
Origin:
1880–85;
home
+
bound
1
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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Medical Dictionary
homebound
home·bound
2
(hōm'bound')
adj.
Restricted or confined to home, as of an invalid.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Example sentences
Deliver to and pick up books from
homebound
patrons.
Homebound
elderly and disabled people who could vote by absentee ballot in
primaries can't participate in caucuses.
The
homebound
folks also had an increased risk of other cognitive impairments
and a faster rate of cognitive decline.
Home visits by appointment for
homebound
and disabled residents.
To be
homebound
means that leaving home takes considerable and taxing effort.
The meals are delivered by volunteers who provide an outside contact and support for
homebound
individuals.
First, workers caring for the
homebound
elderly went on strike.
Homebound
students who remain enrolled in the district are the district's responsibility for testing.
People who suffer from this disease are in constant pain and they are often disabled and
homebound
.
While teleconferencing is hardly new, it has found a new role: easing the isolation of
homebound
people.
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