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westward
CEFRB2
/ˈwɛst.wɚd/
adverb · adjective · noun
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In plain English
- 01
adverb
Toward the west.
- 02
adverb
Extra detailMoving or oriented toward the west.
Examples
What is motivating Erdogan's westward shift?
The sun declined westward.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
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Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningLying toward the west.
noun
Extra meaningThe western region or countries; the west.
More examples
In context1857, 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.
1783, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, London: W. Strahan & T. Cadell, Volume 3, Chapter 17, p. 8, Those who steer their westward course through the middle of the Propontis, may at once descry the high lands of Thrace an...
ride westward.
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Origin
adverb
From Middle English westward, from Old English westweard.