Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Westward /wĕs'-twẽrd/ · West·ward · IPA /ˈwɛst.wɚd/ adv. a. n. 01 adv. Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward. 1. Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward. “Westward the course of empire takes its way.” — Berkeley. 02 a. Lying toward the west. 1. Lying toward the west. “Yond same star that's westward from the pole.” — Shak. 03 n. The western region or countries; the west. 1. The western region or countries; the west.