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westward

adv. place
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈwɛstwɝd// UK //wˈɛstwəd// west·ward

adv. toward the west. You use this to describe moving or looking in the direction where the sun sets.

adv. moving or directed toward the west.


SIMPLE

The pioneers traveled westward across the plains.

CONTEXTUAL

As the storm cleared, the hikers continued their journey westward toward the mountain range.

COMPLEX

The expansion of the railway system facilitated a massive westward migration, fundamentally altering the demographic and economic landscape of the continent within a single generation.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English westward, from Old English westweard.

Usage

Typically follows the verb of motion or sits at the end of the clause.

Pitfall

They moved to westward.They moved westward.Westward is an adverb of direction and does not require the preposition 'to'.

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