1
: situated toward or at the east
an east window
2
: coming from the east
an east wind
1
a
: the general direction of sunrise : the direction toward the right of one facing north
b
: the compass point directly opposite to west
2
capitalized
a
: regions lying to the east of a specified or implied point of orientation
b
: regions having a culture derived from ancient non-European especially Asian areas
3
: the altar end of a church
4
often capitalized
a
: the one of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the east or at the right of a diagram
b
: a person (such as a bridge player) occupying this position in the course of a specified activity
Examples of east in a Sentence
Adjective
the east side of town
Noun
The city is framed by mountain ranges to the east and west.
The wind blew from the east.
This summer has been unusually hot in the East.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The fire is burning east of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County, which is around 82 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Poor boating conditions exist across the offshore waters of east Central Florida from Tuesday morning to the afternoon, according to NWS Melbourne.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
The Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon fired out of a canister on a road-mobile trailer shortly after sunrise on Florida's Space Coast, then headed east over the Atlantic Ocean propelled by a solid-fueled rocket booster.
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Adverb
What To Know The Japanese Defense Ministry reported that several Chinese naval vessels, which included China's second operational aircraft carrier CNS Shandong, were spotted in the waters east of Luzon, the Philippines' largest island in the northern portion of the country, on Wednesday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The fire is burning east of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County, which is around 82 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
As the Eaton fire roared in the foothills of the Angeles National Forest the night of Jan. 7, Tissot fled with his two kids, along with the rest of east Altadena.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Poor boating conditions exist across the offshore waters of east Central Florida from Tuesday morning to the afternoon, according to NWS Melbourne.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
No one has ever traversed Antarctica from east to west during the winter season.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
The Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon fired out of a canister on a road-mobile trailer shortly after sunrise on Florida's Space Coast, then headed east over the Atlantic Ocean propelled by a solid-fueled rocket booster.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2025
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“East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/east. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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east
1 of 3 adverb
: to or toward the east
east
2 of 3 adjective1
: located toward or at the east
the east door of the school
2
: coming from the east
an east wind
east
3 of 3 noun1
a
: the general direction of sunrise
b
: the compass point directly opposite to west
2
capitalized
: regions or countries east of a specific place
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