homeward
/ˈhəʊmwəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhəʊmwərd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhōm-wərd/ (ame, mw) · /ˈhəʊm.wəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhoʊm.wɚd/ (ame, ipa)
homeward — adverb
1. moving, looking, or pointing in the direction of the place where you live.
moving, looking, or pointing in the direction of the place where you live.
After the long meeting, Hana finally turned her car homeward.
movement verb: turn + homeward
The birds flew homeward as the evening sky grew dark.
Qing glanced homeward, thinking of her family waiting for dinner.
A cold wind pushed the tired sailors homeward through the fog.
- homewards
British English variant; identical meaning
- toward home
phrasal alternative; more explicit but less concise
- away
opposite direction — moving farther from home
文法句型
[movement verb] + homeward
homeward + [direction verb]
用法筆記
Often used with verbs of movement (head, drive, sail, fly, turn) or direction (look, glance). In British English the variant 'homewards' is more common for the adverb; 'homeward' is used in both American and British English.
常見錯誤
2. on the way back to your home after a trip or time away; in transit toward your h
on the way back to your home after a trip or time away; in transit toward your home.
The bus was finally homeward, climbing the winding mountain road.
be + homeward for being in transit
Andre told his roommate he was homeward and would arrive by midnight.
After weeks at sea, the crew felt a deep relief to be homeward.
Samir checked his phone every hour, eager to be homeward.
- on the way home
more conversational; same meaning
- returning
verb form; less specific about direction
- outward
used for the departing leg of a journey
文法句型
be + homeward
homeward + [movement verb]
用法筆記
This sense emphasizes being in the process of travelling home, rather than simply the direction. Frequently appears with 'be' as a subject complement ('they are homeward'). Distinguish from sense 1, which describes movement toward home without necessarily being on a journey.
homeward — adjective
- homewardpositive
- more homewardcomparative
- most homewardsuperlative
1. leading or travelling in the direction of one's home; used before a noun to desc
leading or travelling in the direction of one's home; used before a noun to describe a journey, route, or leg of a trip.
The homeward journey took twice as long because of the heavy snow.
attributive: homeward + journey
Binta packed her bags for the homeward leg of the trip.
homeward + leg (part of a journey)
Chitra watched the homeward traffic crawl along the bridge.
The travellers bought noodles and tea for the homeward flight at the airport.
Tariq checked the map for a faster homeward route through the hills.
- return
used before nouns too, e.g. 'return journey'; slightly more general
- homeward bound
fixed phrase; 'The ship was homeward bound' — this acts as an adjective phrase
文法句型
homeward + [noun]
用法筆記
Only used before a noun (attributive position). You cannot say 'the journey is homeward' as an adjective — that would be the adverbial usage. The adjective form is less common than the adverb; 'homeward bound' is a fixed phrase with the same meaning.