west

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'west', 'West': /wɛst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/wɛst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(west)

Collocations for "west"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "west" in context.

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west

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the west of [England, London, Europe]
  2. in the [North, South] West
  3. the sun sets in the west
  4. the wind [blew, came, gusted] from the west
  5. [towns, cities, countries] in the west (of)
  6. [10] miles to the west (of)
  7. is to the west [from, of] here
  8. is a (small) town (just) to the west of
  9. the [storm, weather, front] is coming from the west
  10. [travel, fly, drive] to the west
  11. [travel] towards the west
  12. [opportunities, jobs, companies] in the west
  13. which way is west?
  14. [poor, strong, growing] relations with the West
  15. [seen, considered] by the West as (a dictator)
  16. grew up in the West
  17. have never been to the West
  18. was born in the West
  19. am (originally) from the West
adj
  1. west [Africa]
  2. the west [coast, bank, end]
  3. the west side of (the) [town, city]
  4. the wild (wild) west
  5. the west [wing, office]
  6. [strong, blustery, prevalent] west wind
  7. a [north, south] -west wind
  8. west-central [France]
adv
  1. is west of [England]
  2. [go, travel, move] west (toward)
  3. just keep [going] west
  4. [pioneers, gold-seekers] went west (to)
  5. their [investment, plan, money] went west
additional examples
  1. the west of [England, London, Europe]
  2. is west of [England]
  3. in the [North, South] West
  4. west [Africa]
  5. the sun sets in the west
  6. the west [coast, bank, end]
  7. the wind [blew, came, gusted] from the west
  8. the west side of (the) [town, city]
  9. [towns, cities, countries] in the west (of)
  10. the wild (wild) west
  11. [10] miles to the west (of)
  12. the west [wing, office]
  13. is to the west [from, of] here
  14. [strong, blustery, prevalent] west wind
  15. is a (small) town (just) to the west of
  16. a [north, south] -west wind
  17. the [storm, weather, front] is coming from the west
  18. [go, travel, move] west (toward)
  19. [travel, fly, drive] to the west
  20. just keep [going] west
  21. [travel] towards the west
  22. [pioneers, gold-seekers] went west (to)
  23. [opportunities, jobs, companies] in the west
  24. from west to east
  25. which way is west?
  26. west-central [France]
  27. [poor, strong, growing] relations with the West
  28. their [investment, plan, money] went west
  29. [seen, considered] by the West as (a dictator)
  30. grew up in the West
  31. have never been to the West
  32. was born in the West
  33. am (originally) from the West
'west' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Wales - axis - bay - coast - coaster - compass - coordinate - corner - defect - due - embodiment - end - facade - far - flock - gang - highway - junction - mile - musical - north - pioneer - plateau - railway - rainy - region - ride - settlement - shower - side - south - stage - success - theatre - town - ward - wild - wind - wing

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