homeward
pronunciation
How to pronounce homeward in British English:
UK [ˈhəʊmwəd]
How to pronounce homeward in American English:
US [ˈhoʊmwərd]
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- Adjective:
- oriented toward home
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- Adverb:
- toward home
Word Origin
- homeward (adv.)
- mid-13c., homward, from Old English ham weard; see home (n.) + -ward. Also Homewards, with adverbial genitive -s (Old English hamweardes).
Example
- 1. Fought his way homeward through the deep snow .
- 2. She was indefinably depressed as they walked homeward .
- 3. This ship is homeward bound .
- 4. The plowman homeward plods his weary way .
- 5. The automobile was part of the male-owned wealth that gave an implied right to command , a right made manifest by the driver 's choice of homeward route .