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southbound en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsaʊθbaʊnd/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English southbound From south + -bound.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Which is (or will be) travelling south.
   • We took the southbound train to Barcelona.

Relateds

southward · northbound · westbound · eastbound

Translations (6)

nb sørgående (travelling south) · de Richtung Süden (travelling south) · sv södergående (travelling south) · bg пътуващ на юг (travelling south) · de nach Süden (travelling south) · fr en direction du sud (travelling south)

southbound en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈsaʊθbaʊnd/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English southbound From south + -bound.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Toward the south.
   • The truck raced southbound, then careened into the ditch.

Translations (7)

da sydgående (toward the south) · da sydlige (toward the south) · sv södergående (toward the south) · bg на юг (toward the south) · de Richtung Süden (toward the south) · sv söderut (toward the south) · de nach Süden (toward the south)