No. 1,481 in Dutch
west
West: West (a cardinal direction).
In a sentence
De zon gaat onder in het westen.
The sun sets in the west.
In this context, 'westen' refers to the compass direction 'west', indicating the side of the horizon where the sun sets.
Het westen van Nederland is dichtbevolkt.
The west of the Netherlands is densely populated.
In this sentence, 'westen' is used to signify the western region of a specific geographic area, in this case, the Netherlands.
We reisden naar het westen om de kust te bezoeken.
We traveled to the west to visit the coast.
Here, 'westen' describes the destination or direction of movement towards the western area in a general sense.
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