southwest
gb/sˌaʊθwˈɛst/ us/sˌaʊθwˈɛst/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 4700
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A2
relation
1
Direction halfway between south and west
The direction that is halfway between south and west.
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] is to the southwest of [something]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'southwest' with 'south-western', which is an adjective meaning 'in or from the southwest'.
مرادفات
southwesterly (More formal or technical term for the same compass direction.)
أضداد
northeast (Opposite compass direction to southwest.)
تراكيب شائعة
to the southwest
|southwest corner
|southwest wind
|in the southwest
مواضيع
geography
|navigation
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The storm is moving toward the southwest.
- Their house is located in the southwest of the city.
- We drove southwest for three hours before stopping.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The sun sets in the southwest in winter.
- My school is southwest of my home.
- We walked southwest to the park.
اسم
A2
entity
2
Southwestern part of a place or country
The part of a place that is in the southwest.
نمط الاستخدام:
the southwest of [place]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes use 'southwest' without 'the' when referring to a specific region, but 'the' is usually needed.
مرادفات
southwestern region (Neutral descriptive phrase for the same area.)
أضداد
northeast region (Region located in the opposite direction.)
تراكيب شائعة
the Southwest of England
|the American Southwest
|in the southwest
مواضيع
geography
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- She grew up in the Southwest of France.
- The American Southwest is known for its deserts.
- Rain is expected in the southwest of the country.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I live in the southwest of Spain.
- The southwest of the island is very sunny.
- He works in the southwest of the city.
adjective
B1
relation
3
Located in or from the southwest
From or in the southwestern part of a place.
نمط الاستخدام:
[southwest] [noun]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners often confuse 'southwest' (adjective) with 'southwesterly' (adjective/adverb for direction).
مرادفات
southwestern (More common adjective form; 'southwest' as adjective is less frequent but still used.)
أضداد
northeastern (Located in or from the opposite direction.)
تراكيب شائعة
southwest corner
|southwest wind
|southwest states
مواضيع
geography
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- They entered through the southwest gate.
- A strong southwest wind blew across the fields.
- The southwest counties are mostly rural.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- We sat in the southwest corner of the room.
- A southwest wind made it warm today.
- The southwest part of town is very quiet.
adverb
B1
relation
4
Toward southwest direction
Going toward halfway between south and west.
نمط الاستخدام:
to go/travel [southwest]
مرادفات
southwesterly (More formal adverb form for movement in that direction.)
أضداد
northeastward (Moving toward the opposite direction.)
تراكيب شائعة
head southwest
|travel southwest
مواضيع
geography
|navigation
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- We sailed southwest to reach the island.
- The road curves southwest after the bridge.
- Birds migrate southwest in autumn.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- We walked southwest to the coast.
- The river flows southwest to the sea.
- They drove southwest all day.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
southwest
IPA
GB/sˌaʊθwˈɛst/
US/sˌaʊθwˈɛst/
المقاطع والنبر
south - w - est (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (w)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
- Base: southwest
Noun
- Base: southwest
عيلة الكلمة
Core family
southwestern
adjective
Related words
southwesterly
adjective
southwestward
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
northeast
noun A2
تعبيرات
the American Southwest
1/ðə əmˈɛɹɪkən sˌaʊθwˈɛst/
fixed phrase
Southwestern region of United States
The dry, warm area in the southwestern United States, including states like Arizona and New Mexico.
أمثلة
- Many tourists visit the American Southwest for its national parks.
- Native American cultures have deep roots in the American Southwest.
to the southwest of [something]
1/tə ðə sˌaʊθwˈɛst əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Located to the southwest of something
In a position that is to the southwest from something else.
أمثلة
- Portugal lies to the southwest of Spain.
- The island is about 50 miles to the southwest of the mainland.