[iːst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right-hand side of a person facing north, or the point on the horizon itself
(e.g: a gale was blowing from the east)

- the eastern part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town
(e.g: a factory in the east of the city)

- the player sitting to the left of North and partnering West
(e.g: East passes and you respond one heart)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English ēast-, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oost and German ost, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin aurora, Greek auōs ‘dawn’

[iːst], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- lying towards, near, or facing the east
(e.g: the hospital's east wing)

- of or denoting the eastern part of a specified region, town, or country
(e.g: East Fife)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English ēast-, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oost and German ost, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin aurora, Greek auōs ‘dawn’

[iːst], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- to or towards the east
(e.g: travelling east, he met two men)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English ēast-, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oost and German ost, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin aurora, Greek auōs ‘dawn’