homewards

English

Etymology

From Middle English homwardes, hamwardes, from Old English hāmweardes, equivalent to home + -wards. Cognate with Dutch heimwaarts, German heimwärts (homewards).

Adjective

homewards (not comparable)

  1. Leading toward home.
    At the end of the day we gratefully set off in a homewards direction.

Translations

Adverb

homewards

  1. towards home
    We're now heading homewards.
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