HOMEWARDS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does homewards mean? 

• HOMEWARDS (adverb)
  The adverb HOMEWARDS has 1 sense:

1. toward home

  Familiarity information: HOMEWARDS used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOMEWARDS (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Toward home

Synonyms:

homeward; homewards

Context example:

fought his way homeward through the deep snow

 Context examples 

Then he took her for his bride, and set her beside him on his horse, and rode away with her homewards.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

So saying, the prince turned his back upon the King of Spain, and springing upon his horse, rode slowly homewards to the Abbey of Saint Andrew's.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Much could not be hoped from the traffic of even the busiest part of Highbury;—Mr. Perry walking hastily by, Mr. William Cox letting himself in at the office-door, Mr. Cole's carriage-horses returning from exercise, or a stray letter-boy on an obstinate mule, were the liveliest objects she could presume to expect; and when her eyes fell only on the butcher with his tray, a tidy old woman travelling homewards from shop with her full basket, two curs quarrelling over a dirty bone, and a string of dawdling children round the baker's little bow-window eyeing the gingerbread, she knew she had no reason to complain, and was amused enough; quite enough still to stand at the door.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

As we limped homewards, sadly mauled and discomfited, we saw them for a long time flying at a great height against the deep blue sky above our heads, soaring round and round, no bigger than wood-pigeons, with their eyes no doubt still following our progress.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The youth, full of joy, set out homewards, and took the Golden Apple to the king’s beautiful daughter, who had now no more excuses left to make.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

From the vine-yard and the vine-press, from the bouvary or ox-farm, from the marl-pits and salterns, even from the distant iron-works of Sowley and the outlying grange of St. Leonard's, they had all turned their steps homewards.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Then he took the string in his hand, and drove off the pig by a side path; while Hans went on the way homewards free from care.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

“Now, child,” said he to his own daughter, “what will you have?” “The first twig, dear father, that brushes against your hat when you turn your face to come homewards,” said she.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

Hans took out his pocket-handkerchief, put the piece of silver into it, threw it over his shoulder, and jogged off on his road homewards.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

Then he was very angry and sulky, and would not speak to her at all; but they watched the geese until it grew dark in the evening, and then drove them homewards.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)