Homeward Meaning
/ˈhoʊmwɚd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advTowards home.
adjoriented towards home
Sentence Examples
He is homeward bound.
Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
Such was their conversation as they walked homeward in the evening.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After a long trip, they headed ____ to see their family.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After a long and tiring journey, the weary travelers finally began their ____ journey.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English homward, from Old English hāmweard, from Proto-Germanic *haimawarda, equivalent to home + -ward. Cognate with Dutch heimwaarts, German heimwärts (“homeward”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After a long trip, they headed ____ to see their family.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After a long and tiring journey, the weary travelers finally began their ____ journey.