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.
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Translations
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Examples
383 sentencesI prefer spring to autumn.
Мені більше подобається весна, ніж осінь. — deniko
ruЯ предпочитаю весну осени. — mpffll
deIch mag den Frühling lieber als den Herbst. — cost
Leaves fall in the autumn.
Листя обпадає осінню. — Reyn
ruЛистья падают осенью. — kobylkin
deDie Blätter fallen im Herbst. — MUIRIEL
I love autumn.
Я обожнюю осінь. — deniko
ruЯ люблю осень. — marafon
deIch liebe den Herbst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
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
4 synonymsWord family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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