head home
fixed phrase.fixed phrase. to start your journey back to the place where you live.
fixed phrase. to depart for one's residence. The verb 'head' functions as a directional intransitive, while 'home' acts as an adverb of place.
It is getting late, so I should head home now.
After the party finished at midnight, we decided to head home before the last train left.
Exhausted by the relentless pace of the conference, the delegates began to head home as soon as the final keynote concluded.
Commonly used in spoken English to signal the end of a social activity.
Remind students that 'home' functions as an adverb here, so they should not use a preposition like 'to' between the words.
I am tired and I want to head to home.I am tired and I want to head home.The word 'home' is used as an adverb of direction here, so the preposition 'to' is incorrect.
Last updated August 2, 2026