Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

when it's at home

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.58 in modern English

Syllables: when it's at home
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

(of a person) In reality; in fact; when it comes down to it.

British usage

adv

(of a topic) Plainly; in plain English; at its most basic level.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Who is Nelson Mandela when he's at home?"
"Feng shui? What on earth is that when it's at home?"

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

when it's (canonical) he's (canonical) she's at home (canonical)

Questions

What does when it's at home mean?: (of a person) In reality; in fact; when it comes down to it.

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