how to pronounce west

/ˈwɛst/

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west is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of west in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… all the way out west and it's just going …”

meaning of west

West is the direction that is on the left side of the map.

west frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word west occurs in english on average 92.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.