homewards
/ˈhəʊmwədz/adverb
उच्चारण होम्वड्ज़
घर की ओर
Core word
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especially British
towards home
घर की ओर
- As the sun set, the farmers turned homewards.
- We started our journey homewards after the wedding.
- The pilgrims headed homewards after the festival.
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- They hurried homewards before the rain started.
- The truck made its way homewards, loaded with sacks of rice.
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homewards (adverb only)
'Homewards' is an adverb meaning towards home, mainly in British English. It is never used before a noun.
'Homewards' केवल adverb है, जिसका अर्थ 'घर की ओर' है और यह मुख्यतः British English में प्रयुक्त होता है। यह noun से पहले नहीं आता।
- The children ran homewards when the bell rang.
- We drove homewards through the fog.
homewards vs homeward
For the adverb the two forms mean the same. Only 'homeward' can be an adjective, so write 'the homeward journey', not 'the homewards journey'.
Adverb के रूप में दोनों का अर्थ एक ही है। Adjective केवल 'homeward' हो सकता है, इसलिए 'the homeward journey' लिखें, 'the homewards journey' नहीं।
- The homeward journey was smooth, and we travelled homewards by night bus.
verb of movement + homewards
Verbs such as walk, hurry, travel or turn are naturally followed by 'homewards'.
Walk, hurry, travel या turn जैसी क्रियाओं के बाद 'homewards' स्वाभाविक रूप से आता है।
- Radhika turned homewards after buying vegetables.
- Workers hurried homewards before the storm.
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verb + homewards
walkhurryturntravelfly
- After the festival, the visitors travelled homewards by train.
adverb + homewards
slowlywearilyhappilyquicklygladly
- The soldiers marched happily homewards.
homewards + time phrase
at duskafter schoolat nightafter workin the rain
- She cycled homewards in the rain.
noun + homewards
birdscattlevillagerspilgrimschildren
- Pilgrims were returning homewards after the fair.
homewards + prepositional phrase
along the roadthrough the fieldsacross the bridgeby trainon foot
- The workers walked homewards along the canal.
मार्ग बताने के लिए 'along', 'through' या 'across' लगाएँ।
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- Radhika stopped at the library and then wandered homewards.
राधिका पुस्तकालय में रुकी और फिर घर की ओर टहलती हुई चल पड़ी।
- The shepherd drove his sheep homewards before sunset.
चरवाहे ने सूर्यास्त से पहले अपनी भेड़ों को घर की ओर हाँक दिया।
- Tired but pleased, the team set off homewards.
थके हुए पर प्रसन्न, टीम घर की ओर रवाना हो गई।
- Crows flew homewards in long, noisy lines.
कौवे लंबी, शोर करती पंक्तियों में घर की ओर उड़ चले।
- He looked back at the hills and then turned homewards.
उसने पहाड़ियों की ओर मुड़कर देखा और फिर घर की ओर चल पड़ा।
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✗ The homewards road was crowded with buses.
✓ The homeward road was crowded with buses.
'Homewards' cannot be used before a noun; use the adjective 'homeward'.
'Homewards' noun से पहले नहीं आता; वहाँ adjective 'homeward' लिखें।
✗ We set off for homewards at dusk.
✓ We set off homewards at dusk.
'Homewards' is an adverb and needs no preposition before it.
'Homewards' adverb है और इससे पहले preposition की ज़रूरत नहीं होती।
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§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English prefers homewards as an adverb, while American English usually uses homeward.
British and American में अंतर यह है कि British English में adverb के रूप में homewards अधिक चलता है, जबकि American English में आमतौर पर homeward प्रयोग होता है।
Before a noun only homeward is used, as in 'the homeward journey'.
Grammar के अनुसार noun से पहले केवल homeward आता है, जैसे 'the homeward journey'।