south
Toward the south; southwardToward the south; southward.
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» Birds fly south in the winter.
Птицы летят на юг зимой. — corvard
Птахи взимку улітають на південь. — deniko
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4 sensesToward the south; southward.
Downward.
(figuratively)In an adverse direction or trend.
His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.
den Bach runter, auf dem absteigen Ast
in a southern direction
Of wind, from the south.
süd-
Examples
706 sentencesBirds fly south in the winter.
Птахи взимку улітають на південь. — deniko
ruПтицы летят на юг зимой. — corvard
His house is on the south side of the river.
Його будинок стоїть на південному березі річки. — brambury
ruЕго дом стоит на южном берегу реки. — Tretiz
deSein Haus befindet sich am Südufer des Flusses. — Tamy
Where is the south terminal?
Де знаходиться південний термінал? — deniko
ruГде находится южный терминал? — sharptoothed
deWo ist der Südbahnhof? — Zaghawa
Tom comes from the south.
Том із півдня. — deniko
ruТом с юга. — Wezel
deTom kommt aus dem Süden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Australia is smaller than South America.
Австралія менша за Південну Америку. — deniko
ruАвстралия меньше Южной Америки. — afyodor
deAustralien ist kleiner als Südamerika. — MUIRIEL
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southerFrom Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
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Forms
further south/farther south, furthest south/farthest south| Comparative | further south / farther south Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | furthest south / farthest south |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- in a southern direction:to the southin the south
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
Collocations
3 patterns- from the south
- south america
- fly south
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.