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# westwards

adverb (westwards — mainly UK); also westward (mainly US, and as adjective)

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

## Everyday

Westwards means towards the west, the direction where the sun sets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/westwards/#m1)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons it is used for directions, maps, winds and journeys, such as settlers moving westwards across North America. Phrases: head westwards, move westwards, travel westwards.

### Examples

- The ship sailed westwards across the Atlantic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/westwards/#x1)
- The storm is moving westwards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/westwards/#x2)
- Settlers travelled westwards in wagons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/westwards/#x3)
- The sun moves westwards across the sky during the day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/westwards/#x4)
- Walk westwards along the beach to find the cave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/westwards/#x5)
- The river flows westwards to the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/westwards/#x6)
- Then one of the feathers flew eastwards, another westwards, but the third went straight up towards the sky, though it only sped a short distance before falling to earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/westwards/#x7)

### Note

UK usually westwards (adverb), US westward; westward is also the adjective: a westward journey. Opposite: eastwards. The sun seems to move west because Earth spins towards the east.

## On Mova

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