southeast
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- adverb
- /ˌsaʊθˈiːst/
:
al sureste
- You need to go southeast from here to reach the park.
- miles southeast
- km southeast
- kilometers southeast
Examples
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The hikers set off southeast toward the mountain trail.
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I want you two to head southeast to the river.
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Head to the Bay Bridge, then southeast.
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It's about three miles southeast.
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Then, with her arm around the smaller girl, she headed southeast into the woods.
Fiction book (1992) -
We're gonna wrap around southeast.
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The drive's on the move, headed southeast over the Atlantic.
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The tri-county weather station... reports a fog bank moving southeast along the coast.
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Then he turned off the main highway into rolling hills sixty miles southeast of their house in Columbus.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Borough of Elmbridge is located southeast of London in the county of Surrey.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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4.1
Located toward the southeast
Toward the southeast
In the direction between south and east
Toward the point between south and east
Toward the southeast
Antonyms
Compounds
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A part of Asia south of China and east of India, including countries like Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia
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3.2
The direction halfway between east and southeast, about 112.5 degrees from north
A group of Southeast Asian countries that work together on trade, politics, and security
A compass direction that is a little east of southeast at about 124 degrees from north
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Southeast as an adverb comes from the two words south and east, and it means 'towards the southeast'. That's why you can say 'go southeast' to show movement in that direction.