eastwards
/ˈiːstwədz/adverb
उच्चारण ईस्ट्वड्ज़
पूर्व की ओर, पूरब की तरफ़
Core word
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towards the east
पूर्व की ओर, पूरब की तरफ़
- The storm is moving eastwards across the Bay of Bengal.
- The Ganga flows eastwards to the sea.
- We drove eastwards until we reached the sea.
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- The clouds are drifting eastwards, and the sky is clearing.
- The highway runs eastwards from the city and ends at the border.
Opposite westwards
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eastwards (adverb only)
Eastwards is an adverb meaning towards the east. It is common in British English.
'Eastwards' का अर्थ है पूर्व की ओर, और यह केवल adverb है। British English में यह आम है।
- The road runs eastwards.
- They travelled eastwards along the coast.
verb of movement + eastwards
It follows verbs such as go, move, head, spread and flow without any preposition.
यह go, move, head, spread और flow जैसी क्रियाओं के बाद बिना preposition के आता है।
- The fire spread eastwards through the forest.
- The river flows eastwards.
eastwards + from / to
From and to can show the starting point or destination of the movement.
From और to गति के आरंभ या गंतव्य को बता सकते हैं।
- He cycled eastwards from Pune to Satara.
- Radhika walked eastwards to the temple.
eastwards vs eastward
As adverbs the two are equal; eastward is also an adjective, but eastwards is not.
Adverb के रूप में दोनों समान हैं; 'eastward' adjective भी है, पर 'eastwards' नहीं।
- The eastward road is closed; we must go eastwards by rail.
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verb + eastwards
headtravelsailspreadextendstretch
- The forest stretches eastwards for miles.
eastwards + preposition
fromtotowardsacrossalong
- The route runs eastwards across the plateau.
adverb + eastwards
furtherslowlygraduallydirectlysteadily
- Tourists went further eastwards in search of quiet beaches.
subject + eastwards
the trade routethe windthe stormthe empirethe highway
- The empire pushed eastwards over the next century.
eastwards + movement noun
journeytrekmigrationadvanceflight
- The birds began their long migration eastwards in autumn.
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- The highway leads eastwards to the port.
राजमार्ग पूर्व की ओर बंदरगाह तक जाता है।
- From here the land slopes gently eastwards.
यहाँ से ज़मीन पूर्व की ओर हल्की ढलान लेती है।
- The rains moved eastwards in the second week of June.
जून के दूसरे सप्ताह में बारिश पूर्व की ओर बढ़ी।
- Radhika looked eastwards to see the first light of morning.
राधिका ने सुबह की पहली रोशनी देखने के लिए पूर्व की ओर देखा।
- Traders carried spices eastwards along the old route.
व्यापारी पुराने मार्ग से मसाले पूर्व की ओर ले जाते थे।
- The monsoon trough shifted eastwards by the end of the week.
सप्ताह के अंत तक मानसून द्रोणिका पूर्व की ओर खिसक गई।
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✗ The eastwards road was blocked.
✓ The eastward road was blocked.
Before a noun use the adjective eastward; eastwards is only an adverb.
Noun से पहले adjective 'eastward' आता है; 'eastwards' केवल adverb है।
✗ They went to eastwards.
✓ They went eastwards.
Eastwards needs no preposition.
'Eastwards' के साथ preposition नहीं चाहिए।
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§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English usually uses eastwards as the adverb, while American English prefers eastward, and before a noun only eastward is used, as in 'an eastward journey'.
British और American में adverb के रूप में British English आमतौर पर eastwards लिखती है, जबकि American English में eastward अधिक चलता है, और noun से पहले केवल eastward आता है, जैसे 'an eastward journey'।