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Southwards: meaning, definitions and examples

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southwards

 

[ หˆsaสŠรฐwษ™rdz ]

Adverb
Context #1 | Adverb

direction

In a direction towards the south.

Synonyms

southerly, southward

Examples of usage

  • The birds flew southwards for the winter.
  • We traveled southwards to reach the beach.

Translations

Translations of the word "southwards" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น para o sul

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฆเค•เฅเคทเคฟเคฃ เค•เฅ€ เค“เคฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช nach Sรผden

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ke selatan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะฐ ะฟั–ะฒะดะตะฝัŒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ na poล‚udnie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ—ๆ–นใธ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท vers le sud

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ hacia el sur

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท gรผneye doฤŸru

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋‚จ์ชฝ์œผ๋กœ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู†ุญูˆ ุงู„ุฌู†ูˆุจ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ na jih

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ na juh

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ‘ๅ—

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ proti jugu

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ suรฐur

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

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒแƒ›แƒฎแƒ แƒ”แƒ—แƒ˜แƒกแƒ™แƒ”แƒœ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ cษ™nuba doฤŸru

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ hacia el sur

Word origin

The word 'southwards' is derived from the combination of 'south' and the suffix '-wards', which indicates a direction. It has been used in the English language for centuries to describe movement or orientation towards the south. The use of 'southwards' can be traced back to Old English and has remained a common adverb in modern English.

See also: south, southerly, southern, southpaw, southward.