westward
Toward the westToward the west.
» They headed westward.
Sie waren nach Westen unterwegs. — Hans_Adler
Они направились на запад. — sharptoothed
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1 sensesToward the west.
ride westward.
1857, John Henry Hopkins Jr., “We Three Kings” (Christmas carol), O star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect light.
westwärts
к за́падуk západu, на за́падna západ
на за́хідna záxid
toward the west
Examples
7 sentencesThey headed westward.
ruОни направились на запад. — sharptoothed
deSie waren nach Westen unterwegs. — Hans_Adler
William watched the sunset from the airplane window as he flew westward.
The wonder is that the majority of the emigrants continued their westward journey.
The sun declined westward.
He turned his gaze westwards.
ruОн обратил взор на запад. — Wezel
deEr richtete seinen Blick gen Westen. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English westward, from Old English westweard.From Middle English westward, from Old English westweard.
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Forms
more westward, most westward| Comparative | more westward Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most westward |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- toward the west:westwards
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative 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.