B1nounUK spelling: south-easttravel
US/ˌsaʊθˈiːst/
UK/ˌsaʊθˈiːst/
the direction or region between south and east; the southeastern part of a place
In context
The storm is moving toward the southeast at about twenty miles an hour.
Vietnam is a country in the southeast of Asia.
Our hotel is in the southeast of the city, near the river.
Words that go with southeast
noun + preposition
- in the southeastIt is warmer in the southeast.
- to the southeastThe airport is to the southeast of the city.
- the southeast of the countryMost of the rice is grown in the southeast of the country.
- from the southeastThe wind is blowing from the southeast.
verb + adverb
- head southeastHead southeast on this road for two miles.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
in the south eastCorrect: in the southeast