go home
phrasal verb.phrasal verb. To return to the house or apartment where you live.
phrasal verb. To travel to one's place of residence; an intransitive verb phrase where 'home' functions as an adverb of direction, omitting the preposition 'to'.
It's late, so I will go home.
After the party ended, everyone was tired and ready to go home.
Disillusioned with city life and longing for familiar comforts, the protagonist finally decided it was time to go home.
The word 'home' acts as an adverb of direction, so it does not use the preposition 'to'.
Contrast 'go home' with 'go to the house' to show that 'home' is a special adverb, unlike most nouns for places.
I want to go to home.I want to go home.The word 'home' acts as an adverb here, so it does not need the preposition 'to'.
Last updated April 24, 2026