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Northbound

adjective/nˈɔːɹθbaʊnd/
Definition
moving toward the north
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/nˈɔːɹθbaʊnd/
🇬🇧British English
/nˈɔːθbaʊnd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/nˈɔːθbaʊnd/
2 syllables Say it as /nˈɔːɹθbaʊnd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivemoving toward the north
“the northbound lane”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Richtung Norden
in Richtung Norden bewegen
🇫🇷French
en direction du nord
se dirigeant vers le nord
🇪🇸Spanish
dirección norte
avanzando hacia el norte
🇮🇹Italian
direzione nord
spostandosi verso nord
🇳🇱Dutch
in noordelijke richting
richting het noorden bewegen
🇵🇹Portuguese
sentido norte
movendo-se em direção ao norte
🇷🇺Russian
на север
двигаемся на север
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उत्तर की ओर
उत्तर की ओर बढ़ रहा है
🇧🇩Bengali
উত্তরমুখী
উত্তর দিকে অগ্রসর হয়
🇮🇳Tamil
வடக்கு நோக்கி
வடக்கு நோக்கி நகரும்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఉత్తరదిశగా
ఉత్తరం వైపు కదులుతోంది
🇮🇳Marathi
उत्तरेकडील
उत्तरेकडे सरकत आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉત્તરબાઉન્ડ
ઉત્તર તરફ આગળ વધવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉತ್ತರಕ್ಕೆ
ಉತ್ತರದ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വടക്കോട്ട്
വടക്കോട്ട് നീങ്ങുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉੱਤਰ ਵੱਲ
ਉੱਤਰ ਵੱਲ ਵਧਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
شمال کی طرف
شمال کی طرف بڑھ رہا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
北行
向北移动
🇯🇵Japanese
北行き
北に向かって進んでいる
🇰🇷Korean
북쪽 방향
북쪽으로 이동
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hướng bắc
di chuyển về phía bắc
🇹🇭Thai
ไปทางเหนือ
เคลื่อนตัวไปทางทิศเหนือ
🇮🇩Indonesian
menuju utara
bergerak ke arah utara
🇵🇭Filipino
pahilaga
lumilipat patungo sa hilaga
🇲🇾Malay
arah utara
bergerak ke arah utara
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
المتجه شمالا
تتحرك نحو الشمال
🇮🇷Persian
به شمال
حرکت به سمت شمال
🇹🇷Turkish
kuzeye doğru
kuzeye doğru ilerliyor
🇮🇱Hebrew
פּוֹנֵה צָפוֹנָה
נע לכיוון צפון
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'northbound'?
The primary meaning of 'northbound' is 'moving toward the north'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'northbound' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'northbound' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'northbound' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'northbound' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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