homeward

/'houmwəd/ Cách viết khác : (homewards) /'houmwədz/

Thân thiện

The weary traveler turned homeward as the sun began to set.

Definition

1. Adverb:

   • Toward home: Moving or facing in the direction of one's home or native country.
   • On the way home: In the process of returning to one's home.

2. Adjective:

   • Directed toward home: Describing a journey, movement, or route that leads in the direction of home.

Examples of Usage

• Adverb:
  • After a long trip, we turned homeward.
  • The migrating birds flew homeward for the winter.
• Adjective:
  • They began their homeward journey at dusk.
  • The ship set a homeward course after unloading its cargo.

Advanced Usage

• "Homeward bound": An adjectival phrase meaning in the process of returning home or destined for home.
  • The homeward-bound sailors were eager to see their families.
• Used poetically or figuratively to describe a return to a place of origin, comfort, or belonging.
  • In his final years, his thoughts turned homeward, to the landscapes of his childhood.

Variants and Related Words

• Homewards (adverb): A less common variant with the same meaning as the adverb "homeward."
  • They trudged homewards through the storm.
• Homeward-bound (adjective): Often hyphenated when used attributively before a noun.
  • The homeward-bound traffic was heavy.

Synonyms

• Homeward (adv.): Homewards, toward home, home.
• Homeward (adj.): Returning, inbound (especially for travel).

Related Phrases

• The homeward stretch/leg: The final part of a journey leading toward home.
  • We're on the homeward stretch now; we should be there in an hour.
• Homeward journey/trip/voyage: Common collocations describing the act of traveling back home.

Notes on Usage

• "Homeward" is more commonly used as an adverb. The adjectival use often appears in fixed phrases like "homeward journey."
• The form "homewards" is chiefly British English and is used only as an adverb.
• The word often carries a connotation of comfort, finality, or relief associated with returning home.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. oriented toward home
   • in a homeward direction
   • homeward-bound commuters

Adverb

1. toward home
   • fought his way homeward through the deep snow

Từ đồng nghĩa

• homeward-bound
• homewards