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west·er

 (wĕs′tər)
n.
A strong wind coming from the west.
intr.v. west·ered, west·er·ing, west·ers
To move westward. Used of the sun, the moon, or a star.

[Middle English westren, from west, west; see west.]
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wester

(ˈwɛstə)
vb
(Astronomy) (intr) (of the sun, moon, or a star) to move or appear to move towards the west
n
(Physical Geography) a strong wind or storm from the west
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west•er

(ˈwɛs tər)

v.i.
to shift or veer toward the west.
[1325–75; Middle English; see west, -er6]
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wester


Past participle: westered
Gerund: westering

Imperative
wester
wester
Present
I wester
you wester
he/she/it westers
we wester
you wester
they wester
Preterite
I westered
you westered
he/she/it westered
we westered
you westered
they westered
Present Continuous
I am westering
you are westering
he/she/it is westering
we are westering
you are westering
they are westering
Present Perfect
I have westered
you have westered
he/she/it has westered
we have westered
you have westered
they have westered
Past Continuous
I was westering
you were westering
he/she/it was westering
we were westering
you were westering
they were westering
Past Perfect
I had westered
you had westered
he/she/it had westered
we had westered
you had westered
they had westered
Future
I will wester
you will wester
he/she/it will wester
we will wester
you will wester
they will wester
Future Perfect
I will have westered
you will have westered
he/she/it will have westered
we will have westered
you will have westered
they will have westered
Future Continuous
I will be westering
you will be westering
he/she/it will be westering
we will be westering
you will be westering
they will be westering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been westering
you have been westering
he/she/it has been westering
we have been westering
you have been westering
they have been westering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been westering
you will have been westering
he/she/it will have been westering
we will have been westering
you will have been westering
they will have been westering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been westering
you had been westering
he/she/it had been westering
we had been westering
you had been westering
they had been westering
Conditional
I would wester
you would wester
he/she/it would wester
we would wester
you would wester
they would wester
Past Conditional
I would have westered
you would have westered
he/she/it would have westered
we would have westered
you would have westered
they would have westered
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.wester - wind that blows from west to eastwester - wind that blows from west to east  
prevailing westerly, westerly - the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
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References in classic literature ?
Much too sturdy Chimes were they, to be dependent on the pleasure of the wind, moreover; for, fighting gallantly against it when it took an adverse whim, they would pour their cheerful notes into a listening ear right royally; and bent on being heard on stormy nights, by some poor mother watching a sick child, or some lone wife whose husband was at sea, they had been sometimes known to beat a blustering Nor' Wester; aye, 'all to fits,' as Toby Veck said;--for though they chose to call him Trotty Veck, his name was Toby, and nobody could make it anything else either (except Tobias) without a special act of parliament; he having been as lawfully christened in his day as the Bells had been in theirs, though with not quite so much of solemnity or public rejoicing.