Northwards: meaning, definitions and examples
๐งญ
northwards
[ หnษหฮธwษdz ]
direction
Towards the north or in a northern direction.
Synonyms
northerly, northernwards, northward
Examples of usage
- They headed northwards towards the mountains.
- The wind was blowing northwards.
Translations
Translations of the word "northwards" in other languages:
๐ต๐น para o norte
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคคเฅเคคเคฐ เคเฅ เคเคฐ
๐ฉ๐ช nach Norden
๐ฎ๐ฉ ke arah utara
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะฐ ะฟัะฒะฝัั
๐ต๐ฑ na pรณลnoc
๐ฏ๐ต ๅใซๅใใฃใฆ
๐ซ๐ท vers le nord
๐ช๐ธ hacia el norte
๐น๐ท kuzeye doฤru
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ถ์ชฝ์ผ๋ก
๐ธ๐ฆ ุดู ุงูุง
๐จ๐ฟ na sever
๐ธ๐ฐ na sever
๐จ๐ณ ๅๅ
๐ธ๐ฎ proti severu
๐ฎ๐ธ norรฐur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะพะปัาฏัััะบะบะต าะฐัะฐะน
๐ฌ๐ช แฉแ แแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ ลimala doฤru
๐ฒ๐ฝ hacia el norte
Word origin
The word 'northwards' originated from Middle English 'northward'. The suffix '-s' was added to form the adverb 'northwards'. It has been used in English since the 16th century to indicate movement or direction towards the north.
See also: north, northerly, northern, northerner, northernwards, northward.