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- pronunciation:
- ist
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, adverb
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noun |
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East is a direction that you can go in or that you can face. If you are watching the sun as it comes up in the morning, you are looking to the east.
My mom likes to face to the east when she does her morning exercises.
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| definition 2: |
When someone is from the east, it means that they are from the eastern part of a country or area. In America, if someone lives in New York City or Boston, for example, they live in the east.
My dad said he met my mom when they were both in school in the east. |
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Sometimes, when we say or write "the East," we mean Asia. (In this meaning, the word "East" is spelled with a capital letter).
The early European explorers brought back spices from the East.- similar words:
- orient
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
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If your room is on the east side of the house, it means that your room is on the side of the house that is toward the east.
The plants on the east side of our yard get the morning sun. |
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adverb |
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When you drive east, it means that you drive toward the east.
We walked east along the path for thirty minutes and then got to the lake where we could fish. |
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