adjective · rare

homebound

auf dem Heimweg

Being on one's way home: being homeward boundBeing on one's way home: being homeward bound.

US/ˈhoʊmbaʊnd/

» During the holiday season, the center's volunteers serve up meals-on-wheels, feeding homebound seniors and the homeless.

Meaning

2 senses

(not comparable)Being on one's way home: being homeward bound.
auf dem Heimweg
(not comparable)Confined to one's home, unable to leave it for some reason.
confined usually by illness

2 sentences

During the holiday season, the center's volunteers serve up meals-on-wheels, feeding homebound seniors and the homeless.
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Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver daily hot meals to adults over the age of 60 who are homebound.
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2 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

heading homeward:

From home + bound or home + -bound.

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2 synonyms

Close in meaning