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Meaning of "homewards" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMEWARDS

homewards  [ˈhəʊmwədz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMEWARDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homewards is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HOMEWARDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of homewards in the English dictionary

The definition of homewards in the dictionary is towards home.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMEWARDS


afterwards
ˈɑːftəwədz
ass-backwards
ˌæsˈbækwədz
backwards
ˈbækwədz
downwards
ˈdaʊnwədz
eastwards
ˈiːstwədz
Edwards
ˈɛdwədz
forwards
ˈfɔːwədz
goalwards
ˈɡəʊlwədz
inwards
ˈɪnwədz
landwards
ˈlændwədz
leftwards
ˈlɛftwədz
northwards
ˈnɔːθwədz
onwards
ˈɒnwədz
outwards
ˈaʊtwədz
rearwards
ˈrɪəwədz
rightwards
ˈraɪtwədz
seawards
ˈsiːwədz
sidewards
ˈsaɪdwədz
southwards
ˈsaʊθwədz
upwards
ˈʌpwədz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMEWARDS

homespun
homestand
homestay
homestead
Homestead Act
homestead law
homesteader
homesteading
homeward
homeward bound
homeware
homework
homework club
homework diary
homework exercise
homework notebook
homeworker
homeworking
homey
homeyness

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMEWARDS

airwards
bend over backwards
boards
earthwards
frontwards
heavenwards
hellwards
henceforwards
hitherwards
lean over backwards
moonwards
northeastwards
northwestwards
rewards
selfwards
shorewards
southeastwards
sternwards
sunwards
thenceforwards
towards

Synonyms and antonyms of homewards in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «homewards» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMEWARDS

Find out the translation of homewards to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of homewards from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «homewards» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

回家的路上
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacia casa
570 millions of speakers

English

homewards
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घर की ओर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

homewards
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

домой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homewards
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বদেশাভিমুখে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chemin du retour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nach Hause
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

homewards
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

집쪽으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Homo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trở về xứ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

homewards
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

होमवर्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yurda doğru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

homewards
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

domowi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

додому
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spre casă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

homewards
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huiswaarts
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hemåt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hjemover
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homewards

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMEWARDS»

The term «homewards» is regularly used and occupies the 101.572 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of homewards
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMEWARDS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «homewards» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «homewards» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homewards

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMEWARDS»

Discover the use of homewards in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homewards and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Faring Homewards: The Philosophy of Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Though much is known about Saint-Exupery's fiction, little is known about the philosophy that informed his work.In this original and scholarly book, Tim Weldon outlines Saint-Exupery's philosophy clearly and succinctly.
Tim Weldon, 2010
2
Aunt Judy's song-book for children
homewards thro' the snow, While the Christmas bells are ringing, While the ... Wild winds beat against the door ; Fond eyes at the frosted panes Peer into the snowy lanes, Watching for an absent form Speeding homewards through the storm.
sir Alfred Scott Scott- Gatty, 1871
3
Aunt Judy's Annual Volume
Homewards, homewards. Homewards through the snow, While tho Christmas bells are ringing, While the Christmas waits are singing, High and low, high and low ! Decked about the house are seen Smiling sprays of evergreen ; Yule logs on ...
‎1868
4
Papers relating to East India affairs: viz. No. 1 Copies of ...
A Report from the Committee of Shipping, dated 7th instant, being read, Refolved , — That the Freight of Goods laden by individuals on the extra fhips of the feafon 1805 homewards, be fixed at £.22. 15s. per ton. That as the expence of outsit is ...
‎1810
5
Letters from North America, Written During a Tour in the ...
2 Average homewards in 1823... 39 The JAMES Mormon made only one voyage in 1823. Da 5. ... 37 Shortest passage homewards, by the ship Amity, G. Maxwell, in April, 1319 ................................................................... .. 22 Longest passage ...
Adam Hodgson, 1824
6
Letters from North America
All the passages homewards of the Albion, have averaged Days. .. 36 Do. Do. Do . Do. Do. Do. Do. Do, Do. Do. Do. do Canada 30 do Columbia 36 do James Cropper 37 do James Monroe 38 do Amity 39 do New York 40 do William Thompson ...
Adam Hodgson, 2007
7
The Elements of Navigation
i The lines a b outwards, and a e homewards, are the distances run to each third day's account. . „ The meridian lines a c outwards, and a n. homewards, are the meridional differences of latitude ; and the west and east lines ca outwards and'*  ...
John Robertson, William Wales, James Wilson (M. D., of London.), 1780
8
The Elements Of Navigation; Containing The Theory and ...
The lines d b outwards, and f t homewards, are the departures to each third day's account. The lines a b outwards, and a e homewards, are the distances run to each third day's account. The meridian lines a c outwards; and a n homewards, ...
John Robertson, 1754
9
A Chinese Fantasy - Cave in a Casket
He soon became anxious to start his anxious to start his anxious to start his anxious to start his journey homewards again and journey homewards again and journey homewards again and journey homewards again and popped the stones  ...
Jean Sheard, 2007
10
Sporting-scenes and country-characters
Where one dog turns the hare when she is leading homewards, and keeps the lead so as to serve himself', and makes a second turn of the hare without losing the lead. A catch or kill of the hare when she is running straight and leading ...
..... Martingale, 1840

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMEWARDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homewards is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The British Grand Prix 2015 – A Bobblehat Under Canvas
And so, it was so quickly Monday morning and time to pack up my tent, and head homewards. It felt good to be in a solid building again and of ... «Badger GP, Jul 15»
2
An Irishwoman's Diary on the dawn chorus
Homewards. With that, several ... It was time to quench the pipe and finish my barley sugar and turn the boat homewards. Tue, Jul 14, 2015, 01: ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Learn history by rail
On the way homewards, passengers will board VIA Rail's world famous Canadian and travel through the beautiful Qu'Appelle Valley. «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
4
Not Greek to us
A large horse was left behind as a gift for the people of Troy by the Greek soldiers who were ostensibly heading homewards. Everybody loves ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
5
As China's stock market tanks, investors flee into government …
... if the central bank intervenes more aggressively – may encourage some issuers that traditionally tap global markets to look homewards. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
6
Lightning strike destroys roof
Alerted by a phone call from a relative, they were racing homewards along the A487 trunk road when they spotted their blazing home when still ... «cambrian-news.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Hillwalking - Draped with remnants of Caled-onian Pine woods …
Although the rest of the walking was homewards we still had a long way to go. For the first time a faint path led us east, along the pleasantly ... «Kincardineshire Observer, Jun 15»
8
An Taoiseach goes walkabout in Millstreet
... were comfortable in the surroundings. As it was nearing 11pm, it was time for An Taoiseach to say slan leat as he made his way homewards. «The Corkman, Jun 15»
9
The Monaco Grand Prix - A Bobblehat On The Rocks!
I can however testify that it is a long walk homewards through the tunnel after you've called it a night and realise you have been up for nearly 24 ... «Badger GP, Jun 15»
10
Cricket to the throb of the Udakki
... conversation for years afterwards), and just before sunset stumps are drawn for another year, and the villagers make their way homewards. «The Island.lk, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Homewards [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/homewards>. Apr 2024 ».
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