Definitions for West
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. West, Occidentnoun

   the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

2. west, due west, westward, Wnoun

   the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees

3. West, western United Statesnoun

   the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River

4. westnoun

   the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point

5. West, Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfieldnoun

   British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)

6. West, Mae Westnoun

   United States film actress (1892-1980)

7. West, Benjamin Westnoun

   English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)

8. westadjective

   a location in the western part of a country, region, or city

9. westadverb

   situated in or facing or moving toward the west

10. westadverb

    to, toward, or in the west

    "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. westnoun

   One of the four principal compass points, specifically 270°, conventionally directed to the left on maps; the direction of the setting sun at an equinox.

2. westadverb

   Towards the west; westwards.

3. westadjective

   Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.

4. westadjective

   Of wind: from the west.

5. westadjective

   Of or pertaining to the west; western.

6. westadjective

   From the West; occidental.

7. Westnoun

   The Western world; the regions, primarily situated in the Western Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Europe.

8. Westnoun

   for a newcomer from the west, or someone who lived to the west of a village.

9. Westnoun

   The Western bloc; the countries of Western Europe.

10. Westnoun

    The Western United States in the 19th century era of terrestrial expansion; the Wild West.

11. Westnoun

    The western states of the United States.

12. Westnoun

    The western part of any region.

13. Westnoun

    The European Union a Western Region that is primarily an economic and political Bloc that covers 27 Member States from Western Europe to Eastern Europe

14. Etymology: westan, whence also Old High German west, Old Norse vestr

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Westadjective

   Being towards, or coming from, the region of the setting sun.

   A mighty strong west wind took away the locusts. Ex. x.

   This shall be your west border. Num. xxxiv. 6.

   The Phenicians had great fleets; so had the Carthaginians, which is yet farther west. Francis Bacon.

2. Westadverb

   To the west of any place.

   West of this forest,
   In goodly form comes on the enemy. William Shakespeare.

   What earth yields in India east or west. John Milton.

   West from Orontes to the ocean. John Milton.

3. Westnoun

   The region where the sun goes below the horizon at the equinoxes.

   Etymology: west , Saxon; west, Dutch.

   The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day:
   Now spurs the lated traveller apace,
   To gain the timely inn. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   The moon in level’d west was set. John Milton.

   All bright Phœbus views in early morn,
   Or when his evening beams the west adorn. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. west

   West is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points, opposite to East and commonly refers to the direction in which the sun sets. It is to the left when facing north. In a broader context, it can also refer to regions or countries situated in this direction, relative to a particular location.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Westnoun

   the point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the point directly opposite to east

2. Westnoun

   a country, or region of country, which, with regard to some other country or region, is situated in the direction toward the west

3. Westnoun

   the Westen hemisphere, or the New World so called, it having been discovered by sailing westward from Europe; the Occident

4. Westnoun

   formerly, that part of the United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now, commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi river; esp., that part which is north of the Indian Territory, New Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite article

5. Westadjective

   lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the west; as, a west course is one toward the west; an east and west line; a west wind blows from the west

6. Westadverb

   westward

7. Westverb

   to pass to the west; to set, as the sun

8. Westverb

   to turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or south toward the west

9. Etymology: [AS. west.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. West

   West is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. West is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of east and is perpendicular to north and south. To go west using a compass for navigation, one needs to set a bearing or azimuth of 270°. West is the direction opposite that of the Earth's rotation on its axis, and is therefore the general direction towards which the Sun sets. During the Cold War "the West" was often used to refer to the NATO camp as opposed to the Warsaw Pact and non-aligned nations. The expression survives, with an increasingly ambiguous meaning. Moving continuously west is following a circle of latitude, which, except in the case of the equator. The word west is derived from the name of one of the four dwarves in Norse mythology, Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri, who each represented one of the directions of the world.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. West

   west, n. the quarter where the sun sets: one of the four chief points of the compass: the direction faced when one stands with his back to the high altar of a church: the countries to the west of Europe.—adj. situated towards or coming from the west: opposite the high altar of a church.—adv. towards the west.—v.i. (Spens.) to move towards the west.—adv. West′-about′, towards the west.—v.i. Wes′ter (obs.), to turn westward.—adjs. Wes′tering (Milt.), passing to the west; Wes′terly, lying or moving towards west: from the west.—adv. towards the west.—adj. Wes′tern, situated in the west: belonging to the west: moving towards, or coming from, the west.—n. an inhabitant of a western region or country.—ns. Wes′terner, a person belonging to the west; Wes′ternism, an idiom or other characteristic of western people.—adj. Wes′ternmost, furthest to the west.—n. Wes′ting, space or distance westward: departure westward: time of setting or reaching the west.—adv. West′ling, towards the west.—adj. West′most, most westerly.—adj. and adv. West′ward, towards the west.—advs. West′wardly, West′wards, towards the west.—Western Church, the Latin Church, as distinguished from the Eastern or Greek Church; Western Empire, the western division of the later Roman Empire; Western States, the states of the American Union lying west of the Alleghanies.—Westward ho! to the west! an old cry of London watermen plying westwards. [A.S. west (Fr. ouest, Ice. vestr); prob. conn. with Ice. vist, abode, L. vesper, Gr. hespera.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. west

   Is an intuitively known direction or compass point on a navigational system on planet earth.

   West is the the other direction to East.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 9, 2017  

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WEST

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, West is ranked #125 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The West surname appeared 195,818 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 66 would have the surname West.
   
   75.4% or 147,803 total occurrences were White.
   18.4% or 36,187 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 4,798 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 4,445 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 1,625 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 960 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • United States
   • Actress
   • Cardinal Compass Point
   • Comedienne
   • Direction
   • Geographical Area
   • Painter
   • Region
   • Writer

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'West' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #777

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'West' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1080

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'West' in Nouns Frequency: #343

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Anagrams for West »

1. stew

2. Stew

3. wets

How to pronounce West?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say West in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of West in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of West in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of West in a Sentence

1. Obey Mabena:

   By default, we are on the side of Russia. And to us Ukraine what we call a sell-out. It is selling out to the west.

2. Patrick Blais:

   We have some concerns that the Canadian domestic economy will struggle throughout the year, we think there might be some reverberations within secondary sectors, whether it's manufacturing linked to the energy space, or even the consumer as the slowdown out west expands throughout Canada.

3. Judd Deere:

   I won't comment on internal procedures but the West Wing and the East Wing are in regular communication.

4. Lester Holt:

   That the sun sets in the west is a fact. Any contrary view does not deserve our time or attention, decisions to not give unsupported arguments equal time are not a dereliction of journalistic responsibility or some kind of agenda. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Providing an open platform for misinformation, for anyone to come say whatever they want, especially when issues of public health and safety are at stake, can be quite dangerous. Our duty is to be fair to the truth.

5. Bill Browder:

   With an incredibly bad hand, Vladimir Putin is bluffing the hell out of the West, if this is a poker analogy : Vladimir Putin has a pair of twos, we have a full house and we are folding our cards.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=West
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/West
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=West
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/West
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=West
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=West
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=West