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# southwards

adverb; adjective (a southwards journey — more often «southward»)

«southwards» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Southwards means towards the south. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/southwards/#m1)
2. It describes the direction of a movement or a journey going to the south. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/southwards/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and map lessons, the compass points are north, south, east and west; going southwards means moving down a usual map. In science, many birds fly southwards in autumn (in the northern half of the world) to warmer places. Phrases: «head southwards», «fly southwards», «move southwards».

### Examples

- The geese flew southwards for the winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/southwards/#x1)
- We drove southwards towards the coast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/southwards/#x2)
- The river flows southwards to the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/southwards/#x3)
- On a map, southwards is usually down the page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/southwards/#x4)
- The storm was moving southwards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/southwards/#x5)
- From the station, walk southwards for two blocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/southwards/#x6)
- In Australia, going southwards makes it colder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/southwards/#x7)
- Finnian, the Abbott of Moville, went southwards and eastwards in great haste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/southwards/#x8)

### Note

«Southwards» is more common in UK English; «southward» in US English; both mean the same. Opposite: «northwards». Trap: in the southern hemisphere (Australia, New Zealand), going southwards takes you towards colder places, not warmer ones.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «southwards» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/southwards/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«southwards» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/southwards.html) on Mova free.