north
To turn or move toward the northTo turn or move toward the north.
» The weather is bad in the north.
Im Norden ist schlechtes Wetter. — Alois
На Півночі погана погода. — deniko
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1 senses(obsolete)To turn or move toward the north.
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
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
norths, northing, northed, northedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- the north pole
- north pole
- from the north