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Dictionary: home·ward   (hōm'wərd) pronunciation
adv. & adj.
Toward or at home.

homewards home'wards (-wərdz) adv.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: oriented toward home
  Synonym: homeward-bound


The adverb homeward has one meaning:

Meaning #1: toward home
  Synonym: homewards


Translations: Homeward
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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - hjemad
adj. - hjemadgående

idioms:

  • homeward bound    for hjemadgående, på vej hjem

Nederlands (Dutch)
huiswaarts, (op weg) naar huis

Français (French)
adv. - de retour, sur le chemin du retour
adj. - de retour

idioms:

  • homeward bound    en direction de la maison

Deutsch (German)
adv. - nach Hause, heimwärts
adj. - nach Hause, heimwärts

idioms:

  • homeward bound    auf dem Weg nach Hause

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - κατευθυνόμενος προς το σπίτι, την (οικογενειακή) εστία ή την πατρίδα

idioms:

  • homeward bound    προς το σπίτι, προς την πατρίδα

Italiano (Italian)
verso casa

idioms:

  • homeward bound    diretto in patria

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - para casa

idioms:

  • homeward bound    no caminho de casa

Русский (Russian)
идущий к дому, восвояси

idioms:

  • homeward bound    направляющийся в порт приписки

Español (Spanish)
adv. - hacia casa, hacia la patria
adj. - dirigido hacia casa

idioms:

  • homeward bound    volver a casa o a su patria

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - hemåt, mot hemlandet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在归途上, 向家地, 在归途上的, 向家的

idioms:

  • homeward bound    指船开回本国的, 回航的, 返航的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在歸途上, 向家地
adj. - 在歸途上的, 向家的

idioms:

  • homeward bound    指船開回本國的, 回航的, 返航的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 집으로 향하여
adj. - 집으로 향하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 家路を指して, 本国へ, 家の方へ
adj. - 家路へ向かう, 帰途の, 帰航の, 家へ向かう, 本国へ向かう

idioms:

  • homeward bound    本国行きの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) باتجاه البيت أو الوطن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮הביתה‬
adj. - ‮בכיוון הבית‬


 
 
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