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east

east

Meaning of east

the direction where the sun rises

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British English/iːst/
American English/ist/
Russian transcription[vɐˈstok]
east
east - восток
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east with Russian translation

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.

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east belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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east synonyms

Related word breakdowns

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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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.

east definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

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

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