north
Toward the north; northward; northerlyToward the north; northward; northerly.
» The weather is bad in the north.
Im Norden ist schlechtes Wetter. — Alois
На Півночі погана погода. — deniko
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1 sensesToward the north; northward; northerly.
Switzerland is north of Italy.
We headed north.
nordwärts, nach Norden
к се́веруk séveru, на се́верna séver
на пі́внічna pívnič
- in a northern direction
Examples
972 sentencesThe weather is bad in the north.
На Півночі погана погода. — deniko
deIm Norden ist schlechtes Wetter. — Alois
Both cars headed north.
Обидві машини попрямували на північ. — deniko
ruОбе машины направлялись на север. — marafon
The boys have gone north.
Хлопці пішли на північ. — deniko
ruМальчики пошли на север. — paul_lingvo
The wind is blowing from the north.
Вітер дує з півночі. — deniko
ruВетер дует с севера. — marafon
deDer Wind weht von Norden her. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We went due north.
Ми пішли точно на північ. — mkazarian
ruМы пошли точно на север. — Hellerick
deWir fuhren nach Norden. — mayabe
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English north, from Old English norþ, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr, from PrFrom Middle English north, from Old English norþ, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nér (“below (the surface)”). The meaning developed either from "region where the sun is below (the earth)" or from "left side of someone who turns to the east when praying".
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Forms
further north/farther north, furthest north/farthest north| Comparative | further north / farther north Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | furthest north / farthest north |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- in a northern direction:northerlynorthwardsnorthward
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
Collocations
3 patterns- the north pole
- north pole
- from the north
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary 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.