southwest
Towards or in the direction of the southwestTowards or in the direction of the southwest; southwestwards.
» The wind is blowing from the southwest.
Ветер дует с юго-запада. — al_ex_an_der
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1 senses(not comparable, usually)Towards or in the direction of the southwest; southwestwards.
We are travelling southwest at the moment.
to, toward, or in the southwest
Examples
29 sentencesThe wind is blowing from the southwest.
ruВетер дует с юго-запада. — al_ex_an_der
The river flows southwest to the sea.
The wind is coming from the southwest.
ruВетер дует с юго-запада. — al_ex_an_der
I go to the southwest of the village.
ruЯ иду на юго-запад деревни. — carlosalberto
deIch gehe in den Südwesten des Dorfes. — carlosalberto
A storm cloud was detected to the southwest.
Origin
From Middle English southwest, southewest, from Old English sūþwest and sūþanwestan, equivFrom Middle English southwest, southewest, from Old English sūþwest and sūþanwestan, equivalent to south + west. Cognate with West Frisian súdwest, Dutch zuidwest, German Südwesten, Danish sydvest, Swedish sydväst.
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Forms
further southwest/farther southwest, furthest southwest/farthest southwest| Comparative | further southwest / farther southwest Lesson |
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| Superlative | furthest southwest / farthest southwest |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- to, toward, or in the southwest:south-westsou'west
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form