clockwise
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The meaning (definition) of the word clockwise
moving around in the same direction as the hands of a clock
The word clockwise used in a sentence
“We spun the wheel clockwise to the right.”
How the word clockwise is said around the world
| French | dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre (dahn luh sahn dayz ay-gwee dewn MOHN-truh) |
| Spanish | en el sentido de las agujas del reloj (en el sen-TEE-thoh de las ah-GOO-khahs del reh-LOHkh) |
| Mandarin | 顺时针 (shwun shir juhn) |
| Hindi | घड़ी की दिशा में (ghuh-REE kee DI-shaa mayn) |
| Arabic | مَعَ عَقَارِبِ السَّاعَةِ (MA-a a-QAA-ri-bi as-SAA-a-ti) |
| Russian | по часовой стрелке (pa cha-sa-VOY STREL-ke) |
| Portuguese (EU) | no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio (noo seng-TEE-thoo doosh pong-TAY-roosh doo ruh-LOH-zhyoo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | no sentido horário (noo sen-CHEE-doo oh-RAH-ree-oo) |
| Japanese | とけいまわりに (toh-KAY mah-wah-ree nee) |
| German | im Uhrzeigersinn (im OOR-tsy-ger-zin) |
| Urdu | گھڑی کی سمت (ghuh-REE kee simt) |
| Punjabi | ਘੜੀ ਦੀ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ (gha-REE dee di-SHAA vich) |
| Korean | 시계 방향으로 (SHEE-gyeh bahng-hyahng-eu-roh) |
| Hebrew | בְּכִוּוּן הַשָּׁעוֹן (beh-khee-VOON hah-shah-ON) |
| Greek | δεξιόστροφα (thehk-see-OH-stroh-fah) |
| Dutch | met de klok mee (met duh klok MAY) |
| Tagalog | pakanan (pa-KA-nan) |
| Vietnamese | theo chiều kim đồng hồ (tayow chyew keem dohng HOH) |
| Turkish | saat yönünde (sah-AT yur-newn-DEH) |
| Persian | در جهت عقربههای ساعت (dahr jeh-HAT ahgh-ra-beh-HAH-yeh sah-AT) |
| Polish | zgodnie z ruchem wskazówek zegara (ZGOD-nyeh z ROO-khem vska-ZOO-vek ze-GA-ra) |
| Ukrainian | за годинниковою стрілкою (za ho-dihn-nih-KO-vo-yoo STREEL-ko-yoo) |
| Bengali | ঘড়ির কাঁটার দিকে (GHAW-reer KAN-tahr DEE-kay) |
| Swedish | medurs (MAYD-ewsh) |
| Italian | in senso orario (een SEN-soh o-RAH-ree-oh) |
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