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PRONUNCIATION OF WESTERLY

westerly  [ˈwɛstəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WESTERLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Westerly can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES WESTERLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Westerly

Westerly may refer to: ▪ Westerly, Rhode Island, a town in the United States ▪ Westerly, West Virginia ▪ Westerly, a train station in Westerly, Rhode Island ▪ Westerly, a historic home located at Piffard in Livingston County, New York ▪ The Westerlies, the prevailing winds in the middle latitudes ▪ Westerly, a literary magazine from the University of Western Australia ▪ A prevailing wind occurring at Perth, Western Australia, also known as the Fremantle Doctor...

Definition of westerly in the English dictionary

The first definition of westerly in the dictionary is of, relating to, or situated in the west. Other definition of westerly is towards or in the direction of the west. Westerly is also from the west.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WESTERLY


asystole
əˈsɪstəlɪ
coastally
ˈkəʊstəlɪ
costally
ˈkɒstəlɪ
diastole
daɪˈæstəlɪ
distally
ˈdɪstəlɪ
easterly
ˈiːstəlɪ
extrasystole
ˌɛkstrəˈsɪstəlɪ
festally
ˈfɛstəlɪ
headmasterly
ˌhɛdˈmæstəlɪ
masterly
ˈmɑːstəlɪ
north-northwesterly
ˌnɔːθˌnɔːθˈwestəlɪ
northeasterly
ˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ
northwesterly
ˌnɔːθˈwɛstəlɪ
postally
ˈpəʊstəlɪ
sinisterly
ˈsɪnɪstəlɪ
sisterly
ˈsɪstəlɪ
southeasterly
ˌsaʊθˈiːstəlɪ
southwesterly
ˌsaʊθˈwɛstəlɪ
systole
ˈsɪstəlɪ
vestally
ˈvɛstəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WESTERLY

wester
westering
Westerlies
westerliness
western
western alienation
Western Australia
Western Bug
Western Cape
Western Church
Western Dvina
Western Empire
Western Ghats
western hemisphere
western hemlock
Western Islands
Western Isles
Western Isles pony
western larch
western meadowlark

WORDS THAT END LIKE WESTERLY

biquarterly
bitterly
clouterly
daughterly
elderly
formerly
latterly
overly
painterly
porterly
properly
quarterly
schoolmasterly
souterly
spinsterly
unsisterly
utterly
whoremasterly
winterly
writerly

Synonyms and antonyms of westerly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «westerly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WESTERLY

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Translator English - Chinese

西边的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

del oeste
570 millions of speakers

English

westerly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मग़रिब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غربية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

западный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ocidental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পশ্চিমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à l´ouest
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Barat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

westlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

西方にある
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서쪽의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Westerly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

về hướng tây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெஸ்டர்லீசின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पश्चिमेकडील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

batıdan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

occidentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zachodnim
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

західний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vest
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

westelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

västlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vestligste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of westerly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WESTERLY»

The term «westerly» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.532 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WESTERLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «westerly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «westerly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about westerly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WESTERLY»

Discover the use of westerly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to westerly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Westerly
WESTERLY an annual review ISBN 978-0-9804371-1-9 Editors Delys Bird & Dennis Haskell Editorial Advisors Richard Rossiter (prose) Andrew Taylor (poetry ) Editorial Consultants Bruce Bennett (ADFA, Canberra) John Kinsella and Tracy  ...
‎2007
2
Westerly
The famous exile Dante finally returns to his native city to “hang his crown of laurels up.” Familial and historical apparitions haunt this dazzling collection of poems by Will Schutt, the 2012 recipient of the prestigious Yale Series ...
William Schutt, 2013
3
Westerly
We experience bad times as well as good as we witness the many fires which have so drastically changed the landscape of Westerly and also the harsh years of the 1930s when the area was devastated by the Great Depression.
Kathy Fink, Courtland Loomis, 1995
4
Westerly
In addition this volume captures the tragic events that touched the majestic shores and strong citizens of Westerly.
Joseph P. Soares, 2006
5
Blow ye winds westerly: the seaports & sailing ships of old ...
Illustrations and simple narrative survey the history of New England's seaports and vessels, recapturing a way of life from America's past
Elizabeth Gemming, 1971
6
Old Tobe: Some Lines of Descent of Tobias1 Saunders of ...
Saunders Family
Earl Perry Crandall, 1995
7
Rhode Island: A Guide to the Smallest State
Westerly's main industry is the granite business. The granite resources of the township were discovered in 1846 by Orlando Smith, who founded in the following year the first quarry company. Since that time several other granite companies ...
Federal Writers' Project
8
Compiled Ordinances of Detroit of 1912
in the easterly line of Dequindre street 124.55 feet above city datum ; thence westerly at the same elevation across Dequindre street; thence westerly to a point 156.05 feet westerly from the westerly line of Dequindre street where the elevation ...
Detroit (Mich.), Charles A. Nichols, 1912
9
Statutes at large of the United States of America from ...
Range nine (9) West; thence ned. easterly to the north-east corner of said township: thence southerly to the south-east corner of Township twentv-six (26) North, Range nine (9) West: thence westerly along the Fifth (5th) Standard Parallel North ...
United States. Dept. of State, 1907
10
Laws of the State of New York
Onondaga lake ; thence in a straight line south-westerly across said lake to the most northerly corner of reclaimed lot number thirty-nine ; thence south-westerly along the north-westerly line of said reclaimed lot number thirty-nine and of farm  ...
New York (State), 1887

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WESTERLY»

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1
Man drowns at Misquamicut Beach in Westerly
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) - Police say a man has drowned at a beach in Westerly. The Westerly Sun reports the 33-year-old New Britain, Conn., man was pulled ... «The Providence Journal, Aug 15»
2
New London, Westerly hospitals to join Yale New Haven system
The parent company of New London's Lawrence + Memorial Hospital and Rhode Island's Westerly Hospital has reached an agreement to join the Yale New ... «The CT Mirror, Jul 15»
3
Swimmer struck by boat off Watch Hill, seriously injured
WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) — A man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries Tuesday afternoon after he was hit by a boat off the coast of Watch Hill. «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
4
Plane skids off runway in Westerly, FAA investigating
WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) — The FAA said a small plane that skidded off the runway at Westerly State Airport Monday morning reported engine trouble prior to ... «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
5
Ribbon-cutting held Monday for Westerly beach pavilion
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island beach pavilion renovated after the destruction of Superstorm Sandy in October 2012 was dedicated this week. «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
6
Westerly man wants Taylor Swift to testify in his trespassing case
The Westerly Sun reports that 24-year-old Nicholas Field was back in court Friday. The Westerly resident was arrested April 14 and charged with willful ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»
7
Two seriously hurt in Westerly wreck, driver charged
WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) – Two people were hospitalized after being thrown from a serious car wreck in Westerly Friday night. According to Westerly police, the ... «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jun 15»
8
Former Westerly man convicted of child molestation
A former Westerly man was found guilty of child molestation, the state attorney general said Thursday. A Superior Court judge on Wednesday convicted Joshua ... «Turn to 10, Jun 15»
9
Nearly 6-year federal sentence imposed for 2014 robbery of …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Connecticut man who pleaded guilty to robbing a Westerly bank last September was sentenced in federal court Thursday to nearly six ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»
10
Man dies after falling 80-100 feet at Westerly quarry.
Westerly Police Chief Edward St. Clair said officers arrived at the quarry, 271 Church St., in the Bradford section of Westerly around 2 a.m. Sunday. The victim ... «Turn to 10, May 15»

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