Westward Meaning
/ˈwɛst.wɚd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjLying toward the west.
adjMoving or oriented toward the west.
Sentence Examples
The sun declined westward.
What is motivating Erdogan's westward shift?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The settlers moved ____ across the plains to reach California during the gold rush.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The explorers continued their journey ____, hoping to find a path to the great ocean on the other side today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English westward, from Old English westweard.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] yond same star that’s westward from the pole"
— c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
"[…] about a quarter of an hour before the time of sunset the westward clouds parted […]"
— 1895, Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure, Part 1, Chapter 3:
"It stands high up on the westward slopes of the Alpilles […]"
— 1974, Lawrence Durrell, “Outremer”, in Monsieur, New York: Pocket Books, published 1976, page 43:
"Oh! ye wild black swans, ’twere a world of wonder
For a while to join in your westward flight,"
— 1896, A. B. Paterson, “Black Swans”, in The Man From Snowy River and Other Verses, London: Macmillan, page 113:
"They moved out on the westward road again."
— 1942, Neville Shute, chapter 5, in Pied Piper, New York: William Morrow:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The settlers moved ____ across the plains to reach California during the gold rush.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The explorers continued their journey ____, hoping to find a path to the great ocean on the other side today.