east

CEFRA2

/iːst/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The direction where the sun rises.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Located toward the east.

Examples

  • The professor gave a lecture on the Middle East.

  • The strong east wind lashed at our faces.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɪjst/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.

  2. The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.

  3. The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.

More examples

In context

  • Portsmouth is to the east of Southampton.

  • We live in the east of the country.

  • The sun rises in the east.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą, from Proto-Germanic *austraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros (“east”). Cognates Cognate with Scots aist (“east”), North Frisian uast, ååst, ööst (“east”), Saterland Frisian Aaste (“east”), West Frisian east (“east”), Dutch oost (“east”), German Ost (“east”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål øst (“east”), Faroese eystur (“east”), Icelandic austur (“east”), Norwegian Nynorsk aust, øst (“east”), Swedish ost, öst, öster (“east”); also with Avestan 𐬎𐬱𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬀 (ušastara, “eastern”), Latin auster (“south”).