[wɛst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes, on the left-hand side of a person facing north, or the part of the horizon lying in this direction
(e.g: the evening sun glowed from the west)

- the western part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town
(e.g: it will become windy in the west)

- the player sitting to the right of North and partnering East
(e.g: West butts in with a bid of three spades)


Phrases:
- go west

Origin:
Old English west, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German west, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hesperos, Latin vesper ‘evening’

[wɛst], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- lying towards, near, or facing the west
(e.g: the west coast)

- of or denoting the western part of a specified area, city, or country or its inhabitants
(e.g: West Africa)


Phrases:
- go west

Origin:
Old English west, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German west, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hesperos, Latin vesper ‘evening’

[wɛst], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- to or towards the west
(e.g: he faced west and watched the sunset)


Phrases:
- go west

Origin:
Old English west, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German west, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hesperos, Latin vesper ‘evening’