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Definition: Southward |
SouthwardAdjective1. Moving toward the south; "a southbound train". Adverb1. Toward the south. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "southward" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonyms: SouthwardSynonyms: southbound (adj), southwards (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Southward |
| English words defined with "southward": Alaska fur seal, Anisotremus surinamensis, Arctocephalus philippi, Autumnal equinox, Autumnal point ♦ black margate, brant, brant goose, brent, brent goose ♦ Callorhinus ursinus, Chao Phraya, Colorado, Colorado River, Columbia, Columbia River ♦ Delaware, Delaware River ♦ green, Green River, guadalupe fur seal ♦ Heteroscian, hogfish, Hudson, Hudson River ♦ James, James River, Jurel ♦ Kingdom of Thailand ♦ loblolly pine ♦ Mississippi, Mississippi River ♦ nan, Nan River ♦ Orthopristis chrysopterus ♦ Penstemon centranthifolius, pigfish, pompon ♦ Quercus falcata ♦ sand myrtle, scarlet bugler, Siam, snowy heron, southern red oak, Southernly, Southing, Sunwise, swamp red oak ♦ Thailand, turkey oak ♦ vanilla orchid, Vanilla planifolia. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "southward": Abana ♦ geomagnetic latitude, Geomagnetic storm. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Southward Ho Ho! (1949) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | View looking to the southward from the eastern side of Apia Harbor, Upolu, Samoa, showing driftwood and debris that lined the beach immediately after the storm. The sunken wreck of USS Vandalia is visible at the far right edge of the photograph. Credit: NAVY. |  | When the smoke of a tramp southward bound smeared the sky, Bruden and the collie pushed off. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | They walked southward in silence. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | In North America, plague is found from the Pacific Coast eastward to the western Great Plains and from British Columbia and Alberta, Canada southward to Mexico. (references) | |
In Asia and extreme southeastern Europe, plague is distributed from the Caucasus Mountains in Russia, through much of the Middle East, eastward through China, and then southward to Southwest and Southeast Asia, where it occurs in scattered, localized foci. Within these plague foci, there are isolated human cases and occasional outbreaks. (references) | ||
Business | Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa Company is making extensive investments in China's ports from Shanghai southward. (references) | |
The wave coverage and trading area of the Saigon Postel between now and the year 2000 was Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Dong Nai, and provinces southward. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Sri Lanka | Many had left the Vanni region with the intention of proceeding south; they opted for other destinations only after learning that they would have to remain in transit camps until security clearances for southward travel were obtained. (references) |
Economic History | Sri Lanka | Invasions from southern India, combined with internecine strife, pushed Sinhalese kingdoms southward. (references) |
North Korea | This southward exodus continued after the establishment of the D.P.R.K. in 1948 and during the 1950-53 Korean war. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Southward" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Southward" is used about 95 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 95 | 33,629 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "southward" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Southward | Last name | 400 | 20,517 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| Canada | SOUTHWARD ENERGY LTD |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "southward": southward-bending, southward-dipping, southward-flowing, southward-shifting. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
southward | 16 |
southward ho country club | 7 |
southward energy | 3 |
southward ho | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "southward"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | suidwaarts (south, southwards). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | jugor (austral, meridional, South, southerly, southern, southerner, southron), drejt jugut (southerly, southwardly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | южен (austral, lower, southerly, southern), обърнат на юг, на юг (southwardly, southwards). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 向南 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | jižním smìrem (southwards). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zuidwaarts (south, southwards), naar het zuiden (south, southwards). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | etelään (south of, to the south). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | südwärts (South, southerly, southwards), nach Süden (down, south, southerly, southwards, to the south). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προσ νότο (southwards). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "רומ", 'ב". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | délen, dél felé (south, southwards). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | verso sud (South, southerly, southwards), a sud (South, southerly, southwards). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 南方 (south, southern). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | な"ぽう (south, southern). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 남쪽 (south, southern). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | jiass (austral, south, southerly, southern). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | outhwardsay sul (south), ponto ao sul, em direção ao sul (southwardly, southwards). (various references) расположенный к югу от, к югу (southwardly, southwards, to the south). (various references) deiseil (finished, ready, through). (various references) na jug (south, southerly, southwardly, southwards), južno (southerly, southwardly, southwards), južni (austral, south, southerly, southern). (various references) hacia el sur (southerly, southwards), del sur (South, southerly, southern). (various references) sydlig (austral, south, southerly, southern), söderut. (various references) güneye doğru olan (southerly, southernly), güneye doğru (down south, southerly, southernly). (various references) що руха"ться на південь, на південь (southerly, southwardly), південь (midday, noon, noontide), південний напрям, південний (austral, meridional, southerly, southern). (various references) hướng nam (south, southwards). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 13, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | O de qeoV eipen tw abram meta to diacwrisqhnai ton lwt ap' autou anableyaV toiV ofqalmoiV sou ide apo tou topou ou nun su ei proV borran kai liba kai anatolaV kai qalassan |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dixitque Dominus ad Abram postquam divisus est Loth ab eo leva oculos tuos et vide a loco in quo nunc es ad aquilonem et ad meridiem ad orientem et ad occidentem |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | God cwæð ða to Abrame, æfter ðan þe Loth wæs totwæmed him fram, "Aheffe upp þine eagan ond beheald fram ðære stowe þe ðu on stenst to norðdæle, ond to suðdæle, ond to eastdæle, ond to westdæle. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the Lord seide to Abram, aftir that Loth was dyuydyd fro hym, Heue vp thin eyen euen ryyt, and se fro the place in the which thow art now, to the north and sowth, to the est and west; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And the LORde sayed vnto Abram after that Lot was departed from hym: lyfte vp thyne eyes and loke from ye place where thou art northward southward eastward and westward |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the LORD said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the Lord had said to Abram, after Lot was parted from him, From this place where you are take a look to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west: |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 13, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | Ug si Jehova nag-ingon kang Abram, sa human na si Lot makabulag kaniya: Iyahat karon ang imong mga mata, ug tuman-aw ka sukad sa dapit nga imong hingmutangan ngadto sa amihanan, ug ngadto sa habagatan ug ngadto sa silangan ug ngadto sa kasadpan. |
| Croatian | Jahve reèe Abramu, pošto se Lot od njega rastao: "Oèi svoje podigni i s mjesta na kojem si pogledaj prema sjeveru, jugu, istoku i zapadu; |
| Danish | Efter at Lot havde skilt sig fra Abram, sagde HERREN til denne: "Løft dit Blik og se dig om der, hvor du står, mod Nord, mod Syd, mod Øst og mod Vest; |
| Dutch | En de HEERE zeide tot Abram, nadat Lot van hem gescheiden was: Hef uw ogen op, en zie van de plaats, waar gij zijt noordwaarts en zuidwaarts, en oostwaarts en westwaarts. |
| Finnish | Ja Herra sanoi Abramille, sen jälkeen kuin Loot oli hänestä eronnut: "Nosta silmäsi ja katso siitä paikasta, missä olet, pohjoiseen, etelään, itään ja länteen. |
| German | Da nun Lot sich von Abram geschieden hatte, sprach der HERR zu Abram: Hebe dein Augen auf und siehe von der Stätte an, da du wohnst, gegen Mittag, gegen Morgen und gegen Abend. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Setelah Lot pergi, TUHAN berkata kepada Abram, "Dari tempat engkau berdiri itu, pandanglah baik-baik ke segala arah; |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka kemudian dari pada Lut bercerai dengan Abram berfirmanlah Tuhan kepada Abram demikian: Sekarang angkatlah matamu, lihatlah dari tempat engkau berdiri itu ke sebelah utara dan ke sebelah selatan dan ke sebelah timur dan ke sebelah barat; |
| Italian | Allora il Signore disse ad Abram, dopo che Lot si era separato da lui: «Alza gli occhi e dal luogo dove tu stai spingi lo sguardo verso il settentrione e il mezzogiorno, verso l'oriente e l'occidente. |
| Maori | ¶ Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a Aperama, i muri i te wehenga atu o Rota i a ia, Anga ake ou kanohi, titiro atu hoki i te wahi e tu na koe, ki te raki, ki te tonga, ki te rawhiti, ki te hauauru: |
| Norwegian | Og Herren sa til Abram efterat Lot hadde skilt sig fra ham: Løft dine øine og se fra det sted hvor du står, mot nord og mot syd og mot øst og mot vest! |
| Rumanian | Domnul a zis lui Avram, dupq ce s`a despqryit Lot de el: ,,Ridicq-yi ochii, wi, din locul kn care ewti, privewte spre meazq noapte wi spre meazq zi, spre rqsqrit wi spre apus; |
| Spanish | Jehovah dijo a Abram, después que Lot se había separado de él: "Alza tus ojos y mira desde el lugar donde estás, hacia el norte, el sur, el este y el oeste. |
| Swedish | Och HERREN sade till Abram, sedan Lot hade skilt sig från honom: "Lyft upp dina ögon och se, från den plats där du står, mot norr och söder och öster och väster." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "southward": southwards. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "southward" (pronounced sou"thwerd) |
| 4 | -th w er d | northward. |
| 3 | -w er d | afterward, awkward, backward, buzzword, carryforward, downward, eastward, forward, Hayward, homeward, inward, landward, leeward, leftward, northeastward, onward, outward, poleward, rightward, seaward, shoreward, skyward, straightforward, sunward, upward, wayward, westward, windward. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-h-o-r-s-t-u-w" | |
-1 letter: outdraws, outwards. | |
-2 letters: authors, dourahs, drouths, outdraw, outward, outwars, outwash, towards, washout. | |
-3 letters: author, dourah, douras, drouth, hoards, outsaw, outwar, rouths, rowths, shadow, shroud, stroud, swarth, thraws, throws, torahs, toward, whorts, worths, wraths. | |
-4 letters: adust, autos, darts, datos, dauts, dawts, dhows, doats, dorsa, doura, drats, draws, duras, duros, durst, hadst, hards, harts, hoard, hoars. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-h-o-r-s-t-u-w" | |
+1 letter: southwards. | |
+4 letters: southeastward, southwestward. | |
+5 letters: southeastwards, southwestwards. | |
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