northward

in Vietnamese Đông Bắc, hướng bắc

BrE /ˈnɔːθ.wəd/ AmE /ˈnɔːrθ.wərd/

adjective / adverb en → vi

1 DIRECTION [adjective / adverb] B1

Đông Bắc, hướng bắc

towards the north; in a northerly direction

  • go/turn/move northward

Collocations northward journey · northward direction

  • The road runs northward.

    Con đường chạy hướng bắc.

2 MIGRATION [adjective / adverb] B2

Di chuyển về phía Bắc

moving towards the north, especially in spring or summer

  • migrate northward

Collocations northward migration of birds · northward movement of people

  • Many birds migrate northward in the spring.

    Nhiều loài chim di chuyển về phía Bắc vào mùa xuân.