Eastward — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

moving toward the east

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛndoʊsˈɛpsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈiːstwəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈiːstwəd/

2 syllables Say it as /ˌɛndoʊsˈɛpsɪs/.

Examples

eastbound trains
they migrated eastward to Sweden

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

east E eastwards eastbound due east

Parts of Speech

noun	the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
adjective	moving toward the east “eastbound trains”
adverb	toward the east “they migrated eastward to Sweden”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nach Osten

der Kardinalkompass, der bei 90 Grad liegt

🇫🇷French

vers l'est

le point cardinal du compas qui est à 90 degrés

🇪🇸Spanish

hacia el este

el punto cardinal de la brújula que está a 90 grados

🇮🇹Italian

verso est

il punto cardinale della bussola che è a 90 gradi

🇳🇱Dutch

oostwaarts

het kardinale kompaspunt dat zich op 90 graden bevindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

para o leste

o ponto cardeal da bússola que está em 90 graus

🇷🇺Russian

на восток

основная точка компаса, равная 90 градусам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूर्व की ओर जानेवाला

कार्डिनल कम्पास बिंदु जो 90 डिग्री पर है

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্বমুখী

কার্ডিনাল কম্পাস পয়েন্ট যা 90 ডিগ্রিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

கிழக்கு நோக்கி

கார்டினல் திசைகாட்டி புள்ளி 90 டிகிரியில் உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

తూర్పు వైపు

కార్డినల్ కంపాస్ పాయింట్ 90 డిగ్రీల వద్ద ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्वेकडे

कार्डिनल होकायंत्र बिंदू जो 90 अंशांवर आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વ તરફ

કાર્ડિનલ હોકાયંત્ર બિંદુ જે 90 ડિગ્રી પર છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವಕ್ಕೆ

90 ಡಿಗ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕಾರ್ಡಿನಲ್ ದಿಕ್ಸೂಚಿ ಬಿಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കിഴക്കോട്ട്

90 ഡിഗ്രിയിലുള്ള കാർഡിനൽ കോമ്പസ് പോയിൻ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਬ ਵੱਲ

ਮੁੱਖ ਕੰਪਾਸ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਜੋ ਕਿ 90 ਡਿਗਰੀ 'ਤੇ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مشرق کی طرف

کارڈنل کمپاس پوائنٹ جو 90 ڈگری پر ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

向东

90 度的罗盘基点

🇯🇵Japanese

東へ

90度の基本コンパスポイント

🇰🇷Korean

동쪽으로

90도에 있는 기본 나침반 지점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

về phía đông

điểm la bàn hồng y ở 90 độ

🇹🇭Thai

ไปทางทิศตะวันออก

จุดที่เข็มทิศคาร์ดินัลอยู่ที่ 90 องศา

🇮🇩Indonesian

ke arah timur

titik mata angin kompas yaitu 90 derajat

🇵🇭Filipino

patungong silangan

ang cardinal compass point na nasa 90 degrees

🇲🇾Malay

arah timur

titik kompas kardinal yang berada pada 90 darjah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شرقا

نقطة البوصلة الأساسية التي تكون عند 90 درجة

🇮🇷Persian

به سمت شرق

نقطه اصلی قطب نما که در 90 درجه است

🇹🇷Turkish

doğuya doğru

90 derecelik ana pusula noktası

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִזְרָחָה

נקודת המצפן הקרדינלית שנמצאת ב-90 מעלות

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