What does “north” mean?
- 1
nounthe direction on your left when you face the rising sun
The wind is coming from the north.
- 2
adjectivein or toward the north
We stayed on the north coast of the island.
- 3
adverbtoward the north
Drive north for about ten miles.
North at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective & adverb
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /nɔrθ/ · NORTH
How to use “north” correctly
Use a capital letter in names (“North Korea”) but not for a general direction: “Go north.”
Common phrases with “north”
- in the north
- north of
- North America
- head north
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
Word family
- northern
- northeast
- northwest
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