southward

CEFRB2

/ˈsaʊθwəd/

adverb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    Toward the south.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.

Examples

  • He looked southward to see the mountains on the distant horizon.

  • The birds flew in a southward direction as the winter approached.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsʌðəd/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. Towards the south; in a southerly direction.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The direction or area lying to the south of a place.

More examples

In context

  • The train traveled southward towards the coast for three hours.

  • As the remnants retreated northward to Pengyang (平壤 Pʻing-jang), war was declared and a Chinese contingent from Manchuria went southward to that place.

  • 100 leagues to the southward

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Origin

adverb

From south + -ward.