west — the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun sets
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun sets
Pronunciation (IPA): /wɛst/
Example Sentences
- My GPS broke down, but luckily I remembered the sun sets in the west!
- She moved from the east coast to the west coast for better weather.
- The cowboy rode west into the sunset like in old movies.
west
NOUN[/wɛst/]
the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun sets
The traveler points west toward the setting sun using his compass
Heading west with a nest, finally time to rest
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
West derives from Old English 'west', tracing back to Proto-Germanic ancestors. The word is connected to the Indo-European root *wes-pero-, meaning 'evening', which motivated its geographical sense of the direction where the sun sets.
Breakdown
West is a simplex word from Proto-Germanic *westaz, itself from Indo-European *wes-pero- (evening), where the directional sense developed from the observation of sunset in the western sky.
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📝Examples
“My GPS broke down, but luckily I remembered the sun sets in the west!”
“She moved from the east coast to the west coast for better weather.”
“The cowboy rode west into the sunset like in old movies.”
“I always get confused between east and west - maybe I need a compass tattoo!”
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