Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make oneself at home

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: make one-self at home
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home.

Example Sentences

"If you were lucky as a child, you were fêted in households other than your own, encouraged to relax, kick back and make yourself at home."

Inflected Forms

makes oneself at home (present, singular) making oneself at home (participle, present) made oneself at home (participle, past) made oneself at home (past)

Questions

What does make oneself at home mean?: To make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home.

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