homeward
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homeward¹
- /ˈhoʊmwɚd/ US
- /ˈhəʊmwəd/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English homward, from Old English hāmweard, from Proto-Germanic *haimawarda, equivalent to home + -ward. Cognate with Dutch heimwaarts, German heimwärts (“homeward”).
adverb homewards
- Towards home. I am homeward bound.
homeward²
- /ˈhoʊmwɚd/ US
- /ˈhəʊmwəd/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English homward, from the adverb (see above).
adjective homewards
- oriented towards home I caught a homeward bus.
