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northwards

 

[ หˆnษ”หฮธwษ™dz ]

Adverb
Context #1 | Adverb

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น para o norte

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เคคเฅเคคเคฐ เค•เฅ€ เค“เคฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช nach Norden

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ke arah utara

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะฐ ะฟั–ะฒะฝั–ั‡

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ na pรณล‚noc

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅŒ—ใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท vers le nord

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ hacia el norte

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kuzeye doฤŸru

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ถ์ชฝ์œผ๋กœ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุดู…ุงู„ุง

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ na sever

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ na sever

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ‘ๅŒ—

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ proti severu

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ norรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะพะปั‚าฏัั‚ั–ะบะบะต า›ะฐั€ะฐะน

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฉแƒ แƒ“แƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒ”แƒ—แƒ˜แƒ—

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ลŸimala doฤŸru

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ hacia el norte

Etymology

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.

Word Frequency Rank

With rank #17,872, this word belongs to specialized vocabulary. While not common in everyday speech, it enriches your ability to express complex ideas.