Homebound

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Homebound

 means unable to leave home regularly, usually because of age, illness, injury, or disability. It’s often used when someone stays at home most of the time and may even need care or support there.

Examples:

1- After the accident, he was homebound for nearly two months while recovering.

2- During the lockdown, even healthy people felt what it’s like to be temporarily homebound.

Transcript

Hello and welcome back to Daily English! Today’s word is “homebound.” Once again—homebound.

Let’s see if you can guess the meaning from 2 clues:

• After her surgery, Maria had to stay inside and couldn’t go out for weeks.
• During the pandemic, many of us suddenly found ourselves stuck indoors, unable to go anywhere.
  What do you think these people have in common? Yes—they were all homebound.

Homebound means unable to leave home regularly, usually because of age, illness, injury, or disability. It’s often used when someone stays at home most of the time and may even need care or support there.

Examples:

“After the accident, he was homebound for nearly two months while recovering.”
“Many homebound seniors receive meals and medical care at home.”
“During the lockdown, even healthy people felt what it’s like to be temporarily homebound.”
Have you ever been homebound—even for a short time?
 How did it affect you?