Homewards

adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Leading toward home. not-comparable

    "At the end of the day we gratefully set off in a homewards direction."

Adverb
  1. 1
    towards home

    "We're now heading homewards."

Adverb
  1. 1
    toward home wordnet

Example

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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