adv
Meaning 1
westward, towards the west
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
westwards
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CMU ARPABET: W EH1 S T W ER0 D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
toward the west
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they traveled westward toward the setting sun
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: westward
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From west + -wards.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: westwaarts — towards the west
- Esperanto: okcidenten — towards the west
- Māori: whakateuru — towards the west
Real reading context