to the house

adverb

Home.

“When the street lights come on, you get back to the house, do you understand?”

Meanings

adverbto the house (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableAfrican-American VernacularHome.

    When the street lights come on, you get back to the house, do you understand?

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APA

to the house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20the%20house

MLA

“to the house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20the%20house. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to the house,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20the%20house.

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