Meaning

5 senses

  1. (not comparable)Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.

    oscht

    восто́чныйvostóčnyj

    situated in or facing or moving toward the east

  2. (not comparable)Blowing (as wind) from the east.

    восто́чныйvostóčnyj

  3. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.

    восто́чныйvostóčnyj

  4. (not comparable)From the East; oriental.

    восто́чныйvostóčnyj

  5. (not comparable)Designating, or situated in, the liturgical east.

    the east front of a cathedral

Examples

439 sentences

  1. The sun rises in the east.

    Сонце встає на сході. — deniko

    ruСолнце встаёт на востоке. — Balamax

    deDie Sonne geht im Osten auf. — abcd

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  2. The sun always rises in the east.

    Сонце завжди встає на сході. — aandrusiak

    ruСолнце всегда встаёт на востоке. — Hellerick

    deDie Sonne geht immer im Osten auf. — MUIRIEL

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  3. The wind is blowing from the east.

    Вітер дує зі сходу. — deniko

    ruВетер дует с востока. — marafon

    deDer Wind weht von Osten. — samueldora

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  4. I'm heading east.

    Я направляюся на схід. — deniko

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  5. My room faces east.

    Вікна моєї кімнати виходять на схід. — aandrusiak

    ruОкна моей комнаты выходят на восток. — al_ex_an_der

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
in or towards the east:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in or towards the east:

Origin

From Middle English est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Prot

From Middle English est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą, from Proto-Germanic *austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros (“east”).

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
situated or lying in or towards the east:eastwardB2
ofA1pertaining to the east
meteorology: wind from the east:easterly
from the East:oriental

Antonyms

5 antonyms
situated or lying in or towards the east:westwardB1
westerlyantonym(s) of “ofpertaining to the east”
west

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
easeB2easeleasiereasilyA2EasterA2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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