west
[ west ]
/ wɛst /
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noun
adjective
adverb
to, toward, or in the west: The car headed west.
from the west: The wind blew west.
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Idioms for west
go west, Informal. to die.
Origin of west
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German west,Old Norse vestr; compare French ouest,Old French <Old English
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Definition for west (2 of 3)
West
[ west ]
/ wɛst /
noun
Benjamin, 1738–1820, U.S. painter, in England after 1763.
Jerome Alan "Jerry", born 1938, U.S. basketball player, coach, and executive.
Mae, 1893–1980, U.S. actress.
Nathanael Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein, 1902?–40, U.S. novelist.
Paul, 1930–2015, U.S. poet, essayist, and novelist, born in England.
Dame Rebecca Cicily Isabel Fairfield Andrews, 1892–1983, English novelist, journalist, and critic, born in Ireland.
Definition for west (3 of 3)
West.
or west.
abbreviation
western.
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British Dictionary definitions for west (1 of 3)
west
/ (wɛst) /
noun
adjective
situated in, moving towards, or facing the west
(esp of the wind) from the west
adverb
Symbol: W
Word Origin for west
Old English; related to Old Norse vestr, Sanskrit avástāt, Latin vesper evening, Greek hésperos
British Dictionary definitions for west (2 of 3)
West1
/ (wɛst) /
noun the West
the western part of the world contrasted historically and culturally with the East or Orient; the Occident
(formerly) the non-Communist countries of Europe and America contrasted with the Communist states of the EastCompare East (def. 2)
(in the US)
- that part of the US lying approximately to the west of the Mississippi
- (during the Colonial period) the region outside the 13 colonies, lying mainly to the west of the Alleghenies
(in the ancient and medieval world) the Western Roman Empire and, later, the Holy Roman Empire
adjective
- of or denoting the western part of a specified country, area, etc
- (as part of a name)the West Coast
British Dictionary definitions for west (3 of 3)
West2
/ (wɛst) /
noun
Benjamin. 1738–1820, US painter, in England from 1763
Kanye, born 1977, US rap singer and producer; his albums include The College Dropout (2004) and Graduation (2007)
Mae. 1892–1980, US film actress
Nathanael, real name Nathan Weinstein. 1903–40, US novelist: author of Miss Lonely-Hearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939)
Dame Rebecca, real name Cicily Isabel Andrews (née Fairfield). 1892–1983, British journalist, novelist, and critic
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Idioms and Phrases with west
west
see go west.
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