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south

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'south': /ˈsaʊθ/; 'South': /saʊθ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/saʊθ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n., adj., adv. south; v. south, souᵺ)


Collocations for "south"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "south" in context.

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south

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [industrialized, financial, affluent] South
  2. the compass [pointed, indicated] towards the south
  3. the [family, company] has moved to the South
  4. she was [transferred, relocated] to the south
  5. [headed, turned, drove] to the south
  6. the [breeze, wind, gust] came from the south
  7. [countries, regions, cities] in the south (of)
  8. [countries] to the south of
  9. [trade, commerce, agreements] with [countries] in the south
  10. in the south of [England]
  11. [governors, senators, officials] from the South
adv
  1. is south of the [border, town]
  2. is (just) south [of, from] here
  3. just keep [going, heading] south
  4. [our, those] plans have gone south
  5. fly south for the winter
adj
  1. [in, go to] the South Pole
  2. South [America, Korea, Dakota]
additional examples
  1. [in, go to] the South Pole
  2. the [industrialized, financial, affluent] South
  3. the compass [pointed, indicated] towards the south
  4. South [America, Korea, Dakota]
  5. is south of the [border, town]
  6. the [family, company] has moved to the South
  7. is (just) south [of, from] here
  8. she was [transferred, relocated] to the south
  9. south [west, east]
  10. [headed, turned, drove] to the south
  11. just keep [going, heading] south
  12. the [breeze, wind, gust] came from the south
  13. [our, those] plans have gone south
  14. [countries, regions, cities] in the south (of)
  15. fly south for the winter
  16. [countries] to the south of
  17. [trade, commerce, agreements] with [countries] in the south
  18. in the south of [England]
  19. [governors, senators, officials] from the South
'south' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "south" in the title:

...with the U.S to the south of it - English Only forum
[ run] [ from the north to the south ] - English Only forum
100 meters south of your present position - English Only forum
a few squares south - English Only forum
a little to the south of the great hall - English Only forum
a north-south boundary - English Only forum
a shipyard owned by XYZ on Geoje Island, South Korea - English Only forum
A village to the south of Lima - English Only forum
abandon to the south - English Only forum
about twenty miles south of Martinique - English Only forum
accent about south China - English Only forum
after a flock of birds traveling east is blown far south by a storm - English Only forum
alandmass comprising <the totality of> North and South America - English Only forum
aligned at an angle of about a couple of degrees further toward the south - English Only forum
all of the agricultural area in/of south Asia - English Only forum
allowing the party to mould South Dakota in its image - English Only forum
Also on December 16, the AP reported that South Korea was also experiencing a surge... - English Only forum
Also to the south - English Only forum
Although the South welcome’s the North’s wishes to rejoin - English Only forum
Among those debating will be South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds - English Only forum
appears to be using the incident on South Georgia Island as the handle - English Only forum
are as follow: 2002 Japan/South Korea, 2006 German, [Format of list] - English Only forum
as far south as - English Only forum
as far south as you can get - English Only forum
asked the South Carolinian - English Only forum
at the north of / at the south of - English Only forum
At the south of/south of/ south from - English Only forum
At/in/on the south coast of England - English Only forum
at/in/on the South Pole - English Only forum
Austria is south of Germany. - English Only forum
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