What does “west” mean?
- 1
nounthe direction where the sun goes down
The sun sets in the west.
- 2
adverbtoward the west
We drove west for three hours.
West at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & adverb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /wɛst/ · WEST
How to use “west” correctly
Capitalize “West” when it means a region or Western countries: “the American West”.
Common phrases with “west”
- in the west
- west of
- West Coast
- head west
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
Word family
- western
- westward
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