north
US: /ˈnɔɹθ/
UK: /nˈɔːθ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
north /nɔ:θ/- danh từ
- hướng bắc, phương bắc, phía bắc
- in the north: ở phương bắc
- to the north of: ở phía bắc của
- miền bắc
- gió bấc
- hướng bắc, phương bắc, phía bắc
- tính từ
- bắc, bấc
- the north pole: Bắc cực
- the north wind: gió bấc
- the North star: sao Bắc đẩu
- bắc, bấc
- phó từ
- về hướng bắc, ở phía bắc
- going north: đi về phía bắc
- lying north: ở phía bắc
- north and south: từ bắc chí nam
- về hướng bắc, ở phía bắc
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective, adverb+ noun [U, sing.] (abbreviation N, No.)
1 (usually the north) the direction that is on your left when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the COMPASS: Which way is north? + cold winds coming from the north. + Mount Kenya is to the north of (= further north than) Nairobi.
Compare: EAST, SOUTH, WEST
See also -
2 (the north, the North) the northern part of a country, a region or the world: birds migrating from the north + Houses are less expensive in the North (= of England) than in the South.
3 (the North) the NE states of the US which fought against the South in the American Civil War
4 (the North) the richer and more developed countries of the world, especially in Europe and N America
+ adjective [only before noun]
1 (abbreviation N, No.) in or towards the north: North London + the north bank of the river
2 a north wind blows from the north
Compare: NORTHERLY
+ adverb
towards the north: The house faces north.
Idioms: up north (informal) to or in the north of a country, especially England: They've gone to live up north.
Collocation
ADJ.
magnetic, true | frozen
the white expanses of the frozen north
More information about DIRECTION
DIRECTION:
of the compass due ~ (of)
The village is due north of Paris.
far ~
a small village in the far north of Scotland. The reserve is a little further south on the coast.
down south, up north
(informal)They have moved down south (= to the south of the country).
journey, way ~
On our way south we travelled through several small villages.
road, track ~
the road west out of the city
be/lie ~ of
Brighton is south of London.
come, drive, fly, go, run, travel, walk ~
From Fort William drive north for a couple of miles.
set off ~
The troops set off north.
carry on, continue, proceed ~
The road continues west for 10 miles.
bear, head ~
Take the N1 motorway heading west from Bern.
turn ~
When you reach the top of the hill turn north-east.
face, look ~
The kitchen window faces south. The painting depicts the Grand Canal, Venice, looking north from the Rialto Bridge.
~ bank, coast, shore
the south bank of the river
~ wind
a bitter east wind
in the ~ (of)
I live in the north. There are lakes in the north-east of Poland.
from the ~ (of)
The wind is coming from the west.
to the ~ (of)
Oxford is to the north-west of London.
towards the ~
Towards the north the woods turn into pine forests.
Which way is ~?
Which way is west?
Concise dictionary
nɔrθ /nɔːθnoun
+the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line
+the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
+the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
+any region lying in or toward the north
+the direction in which a compass needle points
+British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
adj.
+situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north
adv.
+in a northern direction
