homeward en · ADV · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈhəʊmwəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈhoʊmwɚd/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English homward, from Old English hāmweard, from Proto-Germanic *haimawarda, equivalent to home + -ward. Cognate with Dutch heimwaarts, German heimwärts (“homeward”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Towards home.
I am homeward bound.
There Enoch spoke no word to anyone, / But homeward—home—what home? had he a home? / His home, he walk'd.
1864, Alfred Tennyson, “Enoch Arden”, in Enoch Arden, &c., London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, pages 36–37:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| homewards | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (48)
nl huiswaarts (towards home) · af huiswaarts (towards home) · ru восвоя́си (towards home) · grc δόμονδε (towards home) · de heim (towards home) · sv hemåt (towards home) · ru домо́й (towards home) · hu haza (towards home) · pt para casa (towards home) · cy adref (towards home) · rm a chasa (towards home) · eo hejmen (towards home) · fi kotia kohti (towards home) · non heim (towards home) · sco hame-throu (towards home) · pl do domu (towards home) · yi אַהיים (towards home) · rm a tgeasa (towards home) · de heimwärts (towards home) · de nach Hause (towards home) · nl heemwaarts (towards home) · cmn 回家 (towards home) · ga abhaile (towards home) · grc οἴκαδε (towards home) · fi kotiin päin (towards home) · sl domôv (towards home) · gd dhachaigh (towards home) · fi kotiin (towards home) · fo heim (towards home) · cs domů (towards home) · hu hazafelé (towards home) · pl ku domowi (towards home) · sh кући (towards home) · pdt nohus (towards home) · sh kući (towards home) · aaq wigwomwok (towards home) · fr à la maison (towards home) · cy adre (towards home) · rm a tgesa (towards home) · he הביתה (towards home) · rm a casa (towards home) · sk domov (towards home) · rm a chesa (towards home) · ja 家へ向かって (towards home) · be дадо́му (towards home) · uk додо́му (towards home) · rm a tgea (towards home) · es a casa (towards home)