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Webster 1913 Edition


Westward

West′ward

,
Adj.
Lying toward the west.
Yond same star that’s
westward
from the pole.
Shakespeare

West′ward

,
Noun.
The western region or countries; the west.

Webster 1828 Edition


Westward

WESTWARD

,
adv.
[L.] Towards the west; as, to ride or sail westward.

Definition 2024


westward

westward

English

Adjective

westward (comparative more westward, superlative most westward)

  1. Lying toward the west.
    Yond same star that's westward from the pole. -William Shakespeare.

Adverb

westward (comparative more westward, superlative most westward)

  1. Toward the west
    ride westward.
    Westward the course of empire takes its way. -George Berkeley.

Translations

Noun

westward (uncountable)

  1. The western region or countries; the west.

Middle English

Adverb

westward

  1. westward

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