Homewards
adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Leading toward home. not-comparable
"At the end of the day we gratefully set off in a homewards direction."
- 1 towards home
"We're now heading homewards."
- 1 toward home wordnet
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More examples"In the dark before dawn of the 22nd of February of 2022, I trudged to the corner convenience store to acquire a can of cold Thai tea drink, three packets of instant noodles, and a bag of fried pork rinds. As I drank my orange-brownish tea drink outside, I could hear mystical East Indian music playing. A red van was parked near the store entrance. Walking homewards, I saw a parked sports utility vehicle playing dark instrumental music."
Etymology
From Middle English homwardes, hamwardes, from Old English hāmweardes, equivalent to home + -wards. Cognate with Dutch heimwaarts, German heimwärts (“homewards”).
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