Get home to Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/ /ˈhoʊm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ

GET-hohm-TOO, GET-hohm-tuh, GET-hohm-ti

UK

ɡˈɛt/ /hˈəʊm/ /tˈuː

get-HOHM-TOO

Definition

To make someone understand something fully, often after repeating or explaining it several times.

Usage & Nuances

Often used when someone is slow to understand or resist the idea. Common patterns: 'get home to someone' (the truth finally got home to her). Not about physically arriving home.

• Spanish: quedar claro para - hacerse entender de
• Portuguese (BR): ficar claro para - fazer alguém perceber
• Portuguese (PT): ficar claro para - fazer alguém perceber
• Chinese (Simplified): 让…明白 - 让…领会
• Chinese (Traditional): 讓…明白 - 讓…領會
• Hindi: समझ आना - किसी को समझाना
• Arabic: يتضح لِـ - يصل إلى وعي
• Bengali: সম্পূর্ণভাবে বোঝাতে পারা - পুরোপুরি উপলব্ধি করানো
• Russian: донести (до сознания) - заставить понять
• Japanese: しっかり伝わる - 本当に理解させる
• Vietnamese: làm ai đó thực sự hiểu - khiến ai nhận ra
• Korean: 완전히 이해시키다 - 깨닫게 하다
• Turkish: tam anlamıyla kavratmak - gerçekten anlamasını sağlamak
• Urdu: پوری طرح سمجھانا - دل میں اتار دینا
• Indonesian: membuat benar-benar mengerti - menyadarkan sepenuhnya

Example Sentences

It took a while for the news to get home to him.

basic

Her words did not get home to me at first.

basic

He tried many times to get home to his son why it was important.

basic

It finally got home to her that she needed to change jobs.

natural

No matter what I said, it just didn’t get home to him.

natural

Once the reality of the situation got home to us, we started making changes.

natural