1
a
: the general direction between south and east
b
: the point midway between the south and east compass points
2
capitalized
: regions or countries lying to the southeast of a specified or implied point of orientation
1
: coming from the southeast
a southeast wind
2
: situated toward or at the southeast
the southeast corner
Examples of southeast in a Sentence
Adverb
It's a few miles southeast of here.
Noun
A mountain range is in the southeast of the country.
Rain is moving into the Southeast.
He grew up in the Southeast.
Adjective
My office is in the southeast corner of the building.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Nigh, 37, was booked at Craven County Jail on Sunday after being arrested at a home in Hubert, about two hours southeast of Raleigh.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Eureka is about a 30-mile drive southeast from St. Louis.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Heavy snow is expected along and north of the Interstate 10 corridor with swaths of sleet and freezing rain over portions of southern Texas, southeast Georgia and northern Florida.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Adverb
Every few minutes, commercial jets lifted off the runway heading southeast over the wreckage.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Nigh, 37, was booked at Craven County Jail on Sunday after being arrested at a home in Hubert, about two hours southeast of Raleigh.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
One of two men who were charged in connection with the January 2023 killings of a couple in their southeast Fort Worth home was on Monday sentenced in the case.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Eureka is about a 30-mile drive southeast from St. Louis.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
On the southeast corner, a wooded wetland would remain untouched.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Heavy snow is expected along and north of the Interstate 10 corridor with swaths of sleet and freezing rain over portions of southern Texas, southeast Georgia and northern Florida.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Southeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southeast. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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southeast
1 of 3 adverb
south·east
sau̇-ˈthēst 
nautical sau̇-ˈēst
: to or toward the southeast
southeast
2 of 3 noun1
: the direction between south and east
2
capitalized
: regions or countries southeast of a point that is mentioned or understood
southeast
3 of 3 adjective1
: situated toward or at the southeast
the southeast corner
2
: coming from the southeast
a southeast wind
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