Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homeward

/ˈhoʊmwɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: home-ward
IPA: /ˈhoʊmwɚd/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

adj

oriented towards home

Example Sentences

"I am homeward bound."
"There Enoch spoke no word to anyone, / But homeward—home—what home? had he a home? / His home, he walk'd."
"I caught a homeward bus."

Etymology

From Middle English homward, from Old English hāmweard, from Proto-Germanic *haimawarda, equivalent to home + -ward. Cognate with Dutch heimwaarts, German heimwärts (“homeward”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: homward, hāmweard, *haimawarda
Suffix: home

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhoʊmwɚd/
British English: /ˈhəʊmwəd/

Inflected Forms

homewards (alternative)

Phrases

homeward bound

Synonyms

homeward-bound homewards

Questions

How do you pronounce homeward?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊmwɚd/.
What does homeward mean?: Towards home.
Where does homeward come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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