east
See also: East
east - English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /iːst/, enPR: ēst
Noun
east (countable and uncountable, plural easts)
- One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox.
- Alternative form: (abbreviation) E
- Portsmouth is to the east of Southampton.
- We live in the east of the country.
- The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
- (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.
Coordinate terms
northwest | north | northeast |
west | east | |
southwest | south | southeast |
Derived terms
- about east
- back east
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Cheshire East
- down east
- east-north-east
- east-northeast
- east-northeasterly
- east-northeastern
- east-northeastward
- east-northeastwards
- east-south-east
- east-southeast
- east-southeasterly
- east-southeastern
- east-southeastward
- east-southeastwards
- east-west
- East Acton
- East Africa
- East Amwell
- East and West Buckland
- East Anglia
- East Ardsley
- East Aurora
- East Ayrshire
- East Azerbaijan
- East Barkwith
- East Barnet
- East Bedlington
- East Bethlehem
- East Boldon
- eastbound
- East Brent
- East Buckland
- East Budleigh
- east by north
- east by northeast
- east by south
- East Cambridgeshire
- East Carleton
- East Carlton
- East Carroll Parish
- East Chevington
- East Chicago
- East Clandon
- East Cleveland
- East Cowton
- East Dean
- East Devon
- East Didsbury
- East Dorset
- East Dubuque
- East Dulwich
- East Dunbartonshire
- East End
- easterliness
- easterly
- eastern
- easterner
- East Farleigh
- East Feliciana Parish
- East Finchley
- East Fishkill
- East Fortune
- East Garston
- East Gippsland
- East Glacier Park
- East Goscote
- East Greenwich
- East Grinstead
- East Gwillimbury
- East Halton
- East Hampshire
- East Hampton
- East Hants
- East Haven
- East Hertfordshire
- East Horndon
- East Horsley
- East Huntspill
- easting
- East Kilbride
- East Langton
- East Lavington
- East Leake
- East Lindsey
- East Linton
- East London
- East Lothian
- East Markham
- East Marlborough
- East Mead
- East Melbourne
- East Moors
- East Naples
- East Northamptonshire
- east northeast
- East Norton
- East Palestine
- East Peckham
- East Renfrewshire
- East Runton
- Eastside
- east side, eastside
- east southeast
- East St. Louis
- East Staffordshire
- East Suffolk
- East Sussex
- East Tilbury
- East Timor
- East Tisted
- East Turkestan
- East Turkistan
- eastward
- eastwardly
- eastwards
- East Whiteland
- East Woodhay
- Gilling East
- Highlands East
- Holme East Waver
- Kew East
- nor'-east
- nor'-nor'-east
- north-east
- north-north-east
- north-northeast
- north by east
- northeast
- northeast by east
- North East Derbyshire
- North East Lincolnshire
- Perth East
- sou'-east
- sou'-sou'-east
- south-east
- south-south-east
- south-southeast
- south by east
- southeast
- southeast by east
- star in the east
- St Newlyn East
Translations
- Also see Cardinal directions for translations of all compass points
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Adjective
east (not comparable)
- Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
- (meteorology) Blowing (as wind) from the east.
- Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
- From the East; oriental.
- (ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical east.
- the east front of a cathedral
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
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Adverb
east (not comparable)
Synonyms
- (towards the east): eastwards
Antonyms
Translations
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Descendants
- → Cornish: est
Anagrams
east - Estonian
Noun
east
- elative singular of iga
east - Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /æ͜ɑːst/
Noun
ēast m
- the east
Declension
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | ēast | ēastas |
accusative | ēast | ēastas |
genitive | ēastes | ēasta |
dative | ēaste | ēastum |
Descendants
Adjective
ēast
Declension
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | ēast | ēast | ēast |
Accusative | ēastne | ēaste | ēast |
Genitive | ēastes | ēastre | ēastes |
Dative | ēastum | ēastre | ēastum |
Instrumental | ēaste | ēastre | ēaste |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ēaste | ēasta, ēaste | ēast |
Accusative | ēaste | ēasta, ēaste | ēast |
Genitive | ēastra | ēastra | ēastra |
Dative | ēastum | ēastum | ēastum |
Instrumental | ēastum | ēastum | ēastum |
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | ēasta | ēaste | ēaste |
Accusative | ēastan | ēastan | ēaste |
Genitive | ēastan | ēastan | ēastan |
Dative | ēastan | ēastan | ēastan |
Instrumental | ēastan | ēastan | ēastan |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ēastan | ēastan | ēastan |
Accusative | ēastan | ēastan | ēastan |
Genitive | ēastra, ēastena | ēastra, ēastena | ēastra, ēastena |
Dative | ēastum | ēastum | ēastum |
Instrumental | ēastum | ēastum | ēastum |
Adverb
ēast
- from the east
- towards the east
east - West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /i.əst/
Adjective
east
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Noun
east n (plural [please provide])
Noun
east c (plural [please provide])
- east, eastern former colonies