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- [uh-sturn]
- /əˈstɜrn/
- /əˈstɜːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-sturn]
- /əˈstɜrn/
Definitions of astern word
- adverb astern Something that is astern is at the back of a ship or behind the back part. 3
- adverb astern A ship that is moving astern is moving backwards. 3
- adverb astern at or towards the stern 3
- adverb astern with the stern first 3
- adverb astern aft of the stern of a vessel 3
- adverb astern behind a ship or aircraft 3
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Origin of astern
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; a-1 + stern2
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Parts of speech for Astern
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
astern popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
astern usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for astern
adv astern
- aft — If you go aft in a boat or plane, you go to the back of it. If you are aft, you are in the back.
- abaft — closer to the stern than to another place on a vessel
- rear — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- rearward — Also, rearwards. toward or in the rear.
adverb astern
- behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
- in back of — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- back of — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
adjective astern
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- mizzen — a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast. Compare crossjack, spanker (def 1a).
- tailer — the limitation of an estate to a person and the person’s heirs or some particular class of such heirs.
- hindermost — Hindmost.
- in the wake of — the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
Antonyms for astern
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