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# homesick

adjective (homesick; more homesick)

«homesick» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Sad and missing your home and family when you are away from them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homesick/#m1)

### In the lessons

In lessons about feelings, being homesick is normal on a school camp, a sleepover or after moving to a new country. It helps to keep busy, talk to a teacher or friend, and remember you will go home soon. In stories, characters feel homesick on long journeys. Phrases: «feel homesick», «get homesick».

### Examples

- I felt homesick on the first night of camp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homesick/#x1)
- Lots of children get homesick at sleepovers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homesick/#x2)
- Writing a letter home helped her feel less homesick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homesick/#x3)
- The new boy from Ireland was homesick at first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homesick/#x4)
- Being homesick means you love your home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homesick/#x5)
- It's okay to tell a teacher if you feel homesick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homesick/#x6)
- At last she discovered that she was homesick, so she went to Mother Holle and said: [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homesick/#x7)

### Note

One word. Noun: homesickness. It is a feeling, not an illness; it usually passes in a few days.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «homesick» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homesick/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«homesick» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/homesick.html) on Mova free.