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east
/iːst/

east

🇺🇸 American English
/ist/
🇬🇧 British English
/iːst/
🇷🇺 Russian
[vɐˈstok]
Meaning of east

the direction where the sun rises

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When to use east

east

Солнце встаёт на востоке.

east at the next

Поверните на восток на следующем перекрёстке.

east usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Солнце встаёт на востоке.

The sun rises in the east.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Поверните на восток на следующем перекрёстке.

Turn east at the next crossroads.

Similar words

east

восток — the direction where the sun rises

east

the direction where the sun rises

eastward

moving or pointing toward the east

easterly

from the east, or toward the east in some contexts

eastern

belonging to or located in the east

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What's the difference between east / eastward / easterly / eastern / easterly direction

🇬🇧English
east

восток — the direction where the sun rises

A1Often

The sun rises in the east.

Солнце встаёт на востоке.

E
🇬🇧English
east

the direction where the sun rises

A2Very Often

The sun rises in the east.

Солнце встаёт на востоке.

E
🇬🇧English
eastward

moving or pointing toward the east

A2Often

The birds flew eastward.

Птицы полетели на восток.

E
🇬🇧English
easterly

from the east, or toward the east in some contexts

A2Often

There was an easterly wind.

Дул восточный ветер.

E
🇬🇧English
eastern

belonging to or located in the east

A2Very Often

He lives in the eastern part of the city.

Он живёт в восточной части города.

E
🇬🇧English
easterly direction

the direction toward the east; a more explicit phrase than east

A2Rarely

The plane changed to an easterly direction.

Самолёт взял восточное направление.

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How to pronounce east and what this word means

east translation: восток. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce east

/iːst/

east translation

восток

east examples

The sun rises in the east.

east transcription

/iːst/, /ist/

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east meaning: what does it mean?

the direction where the sun rises

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east is pronounced as /iːst/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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The sun rises in the east. Translation: Солнце встаёт на востоке.

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