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west

[ west ]
/ wɛst /

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

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.

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)
  1. that part of the US lying approximately to the west of the Mississippi
  2. (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

  1. of or denoting the western part of a specified country, area, etc
  2. (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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