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English
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old English ēast.
Noun
east (uncountable)
- One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox.
- 1895: Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure — In a few hours the birds come to it from all points of the compass – east, west, north, and south...
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
terms derived from eastAdjective
east (not comparable)
- Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
- (meteorology) wind from the east
- Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
- From the East; oriental.
Synonyms
- (situated or lying in or towards the east): eastward
- (meteorology: wind from the east): easterly
- (of or pertaining to the east): eastern
- (from the East): oriental
Antonyms
- (situated or lying in or towards the east): westward
- (meteorology: wind from the east): westerly
- (of or pertaining to the east): western
Translations
in or towards the east
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Adverb
east (not comparable)
Synonyms
- (towards the east): eastwards
Antonyms
Translations
towards the east
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Anagrams
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *austam from Proto-Indo-European *aus- (“eastern”). Cognate with Old Frisian āst, Old Saxon ost, Dutch oost, Old High German ōst, German Osten, Old Norse austr The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin auster (“southerly”), Latvian austrumi (“easterly”), Proto-Slavic *utro.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /æːast/
Noun
ēast m.
- the east
Adjective
ēast
Adverb
ēast
- from the east
- towards the east
West Frisian
Noun
east
- east
Adjective
east
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