Converse of object

• lie: The three stars in the Belt of Orion lead directly away from Aldebaran to Sirius, which lies southeast of Orion.

• locate: We are located roughly 1 hour southeast of Atlanta.

• head: On Sunday afternoons in spring, we could head southeast, to go for a walk down on the north Essex marshes.

Adjective modifier

• Kurdish: The mainly Kurdish southeast had been under martial law or state of emergency since 1978.

• extreme: The Glenelly Valley Complex occurs as a series of moraine ridges in the extreme southeast of the LCA.

Modifies a noun

• Asia: The flooding occurred in southeast Asia along the Mekong river.

• coast: Sri Lanka is an island off the southeast coast of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

• corner: Circa 1961 Looking over the southeast corner of the town.

• region: The crux of Brazil's industry, the Southeast region is home to a wide variety of cuisines.

• nation: China has used its huge market to entice Southeast Asian nations with offers of trade arrangements.

• wind: Southeast trade winds prevail from April to the end of November.

Used with adjective complement

• head: The route southeast from Whitchurch, Margary's route 19, " the Longford " , headed southeast to rejoin Watling Street at Pennocrucium.

Noun used with modifier

• km: Local Geography - Loch Na Meal is located 2 km Southeast of Tobermory amid the stepped hills which dominate northern Mull.

• mile: Look for the Roman milestone ½ mile southeast of the village.

• head: Setting sail in the evening, we pass by historic Frobisher Bay and head southeast through the narrows.

Preposition: of

• city: The district extends to rural areas to the southeast of the city.

• capital: The bomb exploded early Friday morning about 200 meters from a mosque in the New Baghdad district, southeast of the capital.

• island: Yala National Park, situated in the southeast of the island is, by far, the best-known wildlife site in Sri Lanka.

• town: Serb security forces reportedly are continuing to burn villages east and southeast of this town.

• country: Turkey has been fighting a 15-year civil war with Kurdish militants in the southeast of the country.