The difference between Home and Homeward

When used as adverbs, home means to one's place of or one's customary or official location, whereas homeward means towards home.

When used as adjectives, home means of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country, whereas homeward means oriented towards home.


Home is also noun with the meaning: one's own dwelling place.

Home is also verb with the meaning: to seek or aim for something.

check bellow for the other definitions of Home and Homeward

  1. Home as a noun:

    A dwelling. One's own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one's parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there. A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum. The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.

    Examples:

    "It's what you bring into a house that makes it a home'"

    "a home for outcasts"

    "a home for the blind"

    "a veterans' home'"

  2. Home as a noun:

    One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.

  3. Home as a noun:

    The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.

    Examples:

    "the home of the pine"

  4. Home as a noun:

    A focus point. The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal. Home plate. The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player. The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.

    Examples:

    "The object of Sorry! is to get all four of your pawns to your home."

  5. Home as a noun:

  1. Home as a verb (always, _, with "in on", transitive):

    To seek or aim for something.

    Examples:

    "The missile was able to home in on the target."

  1. Home as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.

  2. Home as an adjective:

    Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.

  1. Home as an adverb (internet):

    to to one's place of or one's customary or official location to one's place of birth to the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length to the home page

    Examples:

    "go home'', ''come home'', ''carry home"

    "to drive a nail home''; ''to ram a cartridge home"

    "Click here to go home."

  2. Home as an adverb:

    in one's place of or one's customary or official location;

    Examples:

    "Everyone's gone to watch the game; there's nobody home."

  3. Home as an adverb:

    ; ; to the center;

  4. Home as an adverb (UK, soccer):

    into the

  5. Home as an adverb (nautical):

    into the right, proper or position

    Examples:

    "Sails sheeted home."

  1. Homeward as an adverb:

    towards home

    Examples:

    "I am homeward bound."

  1. Homeward as an adjective:

    oriented towards home

    Examples:

    "I caught a homeward bus."

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