east

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /iːst/
• SAMPA: /i:st/

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Noun

Singular east

Plural none

1. (uncountable) The east is a place that is closer to where the sun rises than another place.

   My parents live in the east.

Preposition

Preposition east

1. One of the four compass directions: 90º clockwise from north. The sun rises in the east.

   I drove east from Chicago.

Synonyms

• oriental

Antonyms

• west
• occidental

Related words

• easterly
• eastern
• eastward
• East

See also

• north
• south
• west

Directions (edit)

north - east - south - west

up - down | forward - backward | left - right