Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

northwards

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: north-wards
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

northward; in a northerly direction

Example Sentences

"In 1903, I had adventured, for the first time, northwards, and it really was the North, as my objective was the Great North of Scotland Railway."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north English -wards English northwards From north + -wards.

Synonyms

north northerly northward

Antonyms

southwards

Questions

What does northwards mean?: northward; in a northerly direction
Where does northwards come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north English -wards English northwards From north + -wards.

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