southeast B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˌsaʊˈθiːst/ See IPA manual Freq #10452 Meanings 1 noun The compass point halfway between south and east. The storm is moving in from the southeast. 2 adv Toward or in the direction of the southeast. We are travelling southeast at the moment. 3 adj Located in, facing, or coming from the southeast. A southeast wind blew across the fields. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adv · toward or in the direction... south-east 3 adj · located in, facing, or... southeasterlysoutheastern Etymology AI details From Middle English southest, from Old English sūþēast, equivalent to south + east. southest Middle English sūþēast Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # southeast **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, adv, adj **IPA (US):** /ˌsaʊˈθiːst/ **Frequency rank:** 10452 ## Meanings 1. The compass point halfway between south and east. 2. Toward or in the direction of the southeast. 3. Located in, facing, or coming from the southeast. ## Examples - The storm is moving in from the southeast. - We are travelling southeast at the moment. - A southeast wind blew across the fields. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: southest - Root: sūþēast ## Etymology From Middle English southest, from Old English sūþēast, equivalent to south + east. ## AI Etymology Southeast is from Middle English southest, from Old English sūþēast, equivalent to south + east. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English southest, Old English sūþēast. In current use it includes senses such as The compass point halfway between south and east and Toward or in the direction of the southeast. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown