eastward

English

Etymology

From Middle English estward, from Old English ēastweard, ēasteweard; equivalent to east +‎ -ward.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈist.wɚd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈiːst.wəd/

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• Hyphenation: east‧ward

Noun

eastward (uncountable)

1. The direction or area lying to the east.

Adjective

eastward (comparative more eastward, superlative most eastward)

1. Situated or directed towards the east.

Derived terms

• eastwardmost

Adverb

eastward (comparative more eastward, superlative most eastward)

1. Towards the east.

Derived terms

• eastwardly
• eastwards

Translations

towards the east

Belarusian: на ўсхо́д (na ŭsxód) Dutch: oostwaarts (nl) German: ostwärts (de) Hungarian: keletre (hu), kelet felé Latvian: uz austrumiem Maori: whakatemarangai Middle English: estward Mongolian: ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠰᠢ (ǰegünsi) Cyrillic: зүүнш (züünš) Navajo: haʼaʼaahjigo Old English: ēastweard Polish: na wschód Russian: к восто́ку (k vostóku), на восто́к (na vostók) Swedish: östvart (sv), ostvart (sv) Taos: tə́yboʼoyą, túybuʼoyą Tuvan: чөөн чүкче (çöön çükçe) Ukrainian: на схід (na sxid)

Anagrams

• awardest, radwaste