- homeward, homewards
- advhomewardly, homeward bound, home, to or toward or at one's home, back home, to one's family or native land or homeland.
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Homewards — Homeward Home ward, Homewards Home wards, adv. [AS. h[=a]mweard.] Toward home; in the direction of one s house, town, or country. [1913 Webster] {Homeward bound}, bound for home; going homeward; as, the homeward bound fleet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homeward — Home ward, Homewards Home wards, adv. [AS. h[=a]mweard.] Toward home; in the direction of one s house, town, or country. [1913 Webster] {Homeward bound}, bound for home; going homeward; as, the homeward bound fleet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homeward bound — Homeward Home ward, Homewards Home wards, adv. [AS. h[=a]mweard.] Toward home; in the direction of one s house, town, or country. [1913 Webster] {Homeward bound}, bound for home; going homeward; as, the homeward bound fleet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
homeward — mid 13c., homward, from O.E. ham weard; see HOME (Cf. home) + WARD (Cf. ward). Also Homewards, with adverbial gen. s (O.E. hamweardes) … Etymology dictionary
homeward — ► ADVERB (also homewards) ▪ towards home. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ going or leading towards home … English terms dictionary
homeward — [hōm′wərd] adv., adj. [ME hamward < OE hamweard] toward home: also homewards adv … English World dictionary
homeward — [[t]ho͟ʊmwə(r)d[/t]] (The form homewards is also used, especially in British English.) 1) ADJ: ADJ n If you are on a homeward journey, you are on a journey towards your home. She is ready for her homeward journey. 2) ADV: ADV after v If you are… … English dictionary
homewards — also homeward especially AmE adverb 1 towards home: The children were heading homewards. 2 homeward bound literary going towards home homeward adjective: homeward journey opposite outward (2) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
homeward — home|ward [ˈhəumwəd US ˈhoumwərd] adv 1.) also homewards BrE towards home ▪ She turned and made her way homeward. 2.) homeward bound literary going towards home >homeward adj ▪ his homeward trip … Dictionary of contemporary English
homeward — I. adverb or homewards Date: before 12th century toward home < look homeward, angel John Milton > II. adjective Date: 1542 being or going in the direction of home … New Collegiate Dictionary
