east

The direction where the sun rises, opposite the direction where it sets.

• The sun rises in the east.
• The compass needle pointed toward the east.
• Our hotel is to the east of the station.

How to use it: to the east of something (The lake lies to the east of the village.)

Opposites: west

Common phrases: due east, to the east, face the east

The part of a country or region on the side where the sun rises.

• My cousins live in the east.
• Rain will reach the east by evening.
• Many towns in the east grew around factories.

Similar words: eastern part

Opposites: west

Common phrases: in the east, the far east, from the east

On or toward the side where the sun rises.

• Use the east entrance.
• Their house stands on the east side of town.
• The east wall gets plenty of morning sunlight.

Similar words: eastern, eastward

Opposites: west

Common phrases: east coast, east wall, east entrance

Connected with a region or country on the side where the sun rises.

• The course covers East Asian art.
• She studies East African languages.
• The exhibition explores East European history.

Similar words: eastern

Opposites: western

Common phrases: East Asian culture, East African trade, East European history

Toward the direction where the sun rises, or on that side of a place.

• We drove east all morning.
• The storm moved east overnight.
• Their farm lies east of the town.

How to use it: east of something (The village is ten miles east of the city.); east from something (We travelled east from the capital.)

Similar words: eastward, eastwards

Opposites: west

Common phrases: drive east, head east, east of something