autumn
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves,…Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.
» I prefer spring to autumn.
Ich mag den Frühling lieber als den Herbst.
Я предпочитаю весну осени.
Весну я люблю больше осени.
Весна мне нравится больше, чем осень.
Мені більше подобається весна, ніж осінь.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.
autumn leaves
Herbst, Herbstzeit
о́сеньósenʹ
о́сіньósinʹ
(broadly, countable, uncountable)The time period when someone or something is past its prime.
(countable, uncountable)A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
Examples
383 sentencesI prefer spring to autumn.
Мені більше подобається весна, ніж осінь.
ruЯ предпочитаю весну осени.
deIch mag den Frühling lieber als den Herbst.
Leaves fall in the autumn.
Листя обпадає осінню.
ruЛистья падают осенью.
deDie Blätter fallen im Herbst.
I love autumn.
Я обожнюю осінь.
ruЯ люблю осень.
deIch liebe den Herbst.
Autumn is here.
Осінь прийшла.
ruВот и осень.
deDer Herbst ist da.
It was a lovely autumn evening.
deEs war ein herrlicher Herbstabend.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English autumpne, from Middle French automne, from Old French automnInherited from Middle English autumpne, from Middle French automne, from Old French automne, autonne, from Latin autumnus. Some of the verbal senses are from Latin autumnāre.
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Forms
plural: autumnsSynonyms
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