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homewards Meaning & Definition

What Does Homewards Mean?

Homewards is used as an adjective meaning Leading toward home. As an adverb, it means towards home.

Homewards Definition (Adjective)

  1. Leading toward home.

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

Homewards as an Adverb

  1. towards home

    We're now heading homewards.

Synonyms of Homewards

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Homewards in a Sentence

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

We're now heading homewards.

Word Forms & Grammar

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Words That Rhyme With Homewards

Origin of Homewards

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

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