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Southbound

adjective/sˈaʊθbaʊnd/
Definition
moving toward the south
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈaʊθbaʊnd/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈaʊθbaʊnd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈaʊθbaʊnd/
2 syllables Say it as /sˈaʊθbaʊnd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivemoving toward the south
“a southbound train”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Richtung Süden
in Richtung Süden bewegen
🇫🇷French
en direction sud
se dirigeant vers le sud
🇪🇸Spanish
hacia el sur
avanzando hacia el sur
🇮🇹Italian
direzione sud
spostandosi verso sud
🇳🇱Dutch
zuidelijke richting
richting het zuiden bewegen
🇵🇹Portuguese
sentido sul
movendo-se em direção ao sul
🇷🇺Russian
на юг
двигаемся на юг
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दक्षिण की ओर
दक्षिण की ओर बढ़ रहा है
🇧🇩Bengali
দক্ষিণমুখী
দক্ষিণ দিকে অগ্রসর হয়
🇮🇳Tamil
தெற்கு நோக்கி
தெற்கு நோக்கி நகரும்
🇮🇳Telugu
దక్షిణ దిశగా
దక్షిణం వైపు కదులుతోంది
🇮🇳Marathi
दक्षिणेकडील
दक्षिणेकडे सरकत आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
દક્ષિણ તરફના
દક્ષિણ તરફ આગળ વધવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ದಕ್ಷಿಣಕ್ಕೆ
ದಕ್ಷಿಣದ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തെക്കോട്ട്
തെക്കോട്ട് നീങ്ങുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦੱਖਣ ਵੱਲ
ਦੱਖਣ ਵੱਲ ਵਧਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
جنوب کی طرف
جنوب کی طرف بڑھ رہا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
南行
向南移动
🇯🇵Japanese
南行き
南に向かって進んでいる
🇰🇷Korean
남쪽으로 향하는
남쪽으로 이동
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hướng nam
di chuyển về phía nam
🇹🇭Thai
ทางใต้
เคลื่อนไปทางทิศใต้
🇮🇩Indonesian
menuju ke selatan
bergerak ke arah selatan
🇵🇭Filipino
patungong timog
gumagalaw patungo sa timog
🇲🇾Malay
arah selatan
bergerak ke arah selatan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
جنوبا
التحرك نحو الجنوب
🇮🇷Persian
به سمت جنوب
حرکت به سمت جنوب
🇹🇷Turkish
güneye doğru
güneye doğru ilerliyor
🇮🇱Hebrew
לכיוון דרום
נע לכיוון דרום
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'southbound'?
The primary meaning of 'southbound' is 'moving toward the south'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'southbound' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'southbound' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'southbound' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'southbound' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'southbound' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'southbound' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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