southeast
Of, in or pertaining to the southeastOf, in or pertaining to the southeast; southeastern.
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» The wind is coming from the southeast.
Ветер дует с юго-востока. — ZegPhig
Ветер юго-восточный. — marafon
frpzzd · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(not comparable, usually)Of, in or pertaining to the southeast; southeastern.
coming from the southeast
(not comparable, usually)Situated toward or in the direction of the southeast; southeastward; southeasterly.
A southeast course.
situated in or oriented toward the southeast
(not comparable, usually)Coming from the southeast; southeasterly.
A southeast wind.
Examples
32 sentencesThe wind is coming from the southeast.
ruВетер дует с юго-востока. — ZegPhig
There are twelve counterinsurgents just southeast of the village.
South-southeast is the lucky direction of the year.
All in all, the southeast sector offers a very diverse avifauna, and it should not be ignored by the visiting birder.
Muslim traders introduced Islam to Southeast Asia.
Origin
From Middle English southest, from Old English sūþēast, equivalent to south + east.From Middle English southest, from Old English sūþēast, equivalent to south + east.
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Forms
more southeast, most southeast| Comparative | more southeast Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most southeast Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- situated in or oriented toward the southeast:southeasternsoutheasterly
- coming from the southeast:southeasterly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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.