West Meaning and Definition

Word: West

How to pronounce: west

Noun

Definitions:

1. The direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes, on the left-hand side of a person facing north, or the part of the horizon lying in this direction.

Example sentences: "The evening sun glowed from the west"

2. The western part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town.

Example sentences: "It will become windy in the west"

3. The player sitting to the right of North and partnering East.

Example sentences: "West butts in with a bid of three spades"

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Lying toward, near, or facing the west.

Example sentences: "The west coast"

2. Of or denoting the western part of a specified area, city, or country or its inhabitants.

Example sentences: "West Africa"

Adverb

Definitions:

1. To or toward the west.

Example sentences: "He faced west and watched the sunset"

Synonyms:

the occident

occidental

occident

w

due west

Antonyms:

east

oriental

ost

sunrise

dawn

oost

Derivations:

westerly

westward

Western

Weston

westing

westwards

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West in Other Languages...

Spanish: Oeste

German: West

French: Ouest

Italian: West

Turkish: Batı