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Dictionary: east·ward   (ēst'wərd) pronunciation
 
adv. & adj.

Toward, to, or in the east.

n.

An eastward direction, point, or region.

eastwardly east'ward·ly adv. & adj.
eastwards east'wards adv.
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: In the direction that is opposite of west.

pronunciation On our early morning hike, we traveled eastward up the trail, in the direction of the rising sun.

 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: moving toward the east
  Synonym: eastbound


The adverb eastward has one meaning:

Meaning #1: toward the east
  Synonym: eastwards


 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - østlig
adv. - mod øst, østpå
n. - øst, østlig retning, østlig egn

Nederlands (Dutch)
oostwaarts

Français (French)
adj. - à l'est
adv. - vers l'est
n. - l'Est

Deutsch (German)
adv. - ostwärts
adj. - östlich
n. - Osten

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - ανατολικά, προς ανατολάς

Italiano (Italian)
verso l'Est

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - rumo leste

Русский (Russian)
на восток

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hacia el este
adv. - hacia el este
n. - hacia el este

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - östlig, österut, ostvart (sjö.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
东方的, 向东方的, 向东, 东方地, 东方

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 東方的, 向東方的
adv. - 向東, 東方地
n. - 東方

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 동쪽으로의
adv. - 동쪽에
n. - 동쪽

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 東方への
adv. - 東方へ, 東へ
n. - 東方

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) شرقا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מזרחה‬
adv. - ‮מזרחה‬
n. - ‮כיוון מזרחי, שטח במזרח‬


 
 
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