A1noun · countable / uncountable · frequent

summer

sum·mer

summer · summers

літо

лето, балка, брус, перекладина

Sommer, Sommerzeit

One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically…One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning either the period between the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, or the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.

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UK/ˈsʌmə/US/ˈsʌmɚ/

» I wanted to work this summer.

Ich wollte diesen Sommer arbeiten.

Я хотел работать этим летом.

Я хотів працювати цього літа.

Meaning

8 senses

(countable, uncountable)One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning either the period between the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, or the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.
the heat of summer
Gradually, the end of summer hove into sight.
Sommer, Sommerzeit
ле́тоléto
лі́тоlíto
the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
(countable, humorous, poetic, uncountable)Year; used to give the age of a person, usually a young one.
He was barely eighteen summers old.
She had seen not more than twenty summers.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Most flourishing, happy, or beautiful period; golden age, prime.
(countable)Someone with light, pinkish skin that has a blue undertone, light hair and eyes, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
A horizontal beam supporting a building.
ба́лкаbálka, брусbrus, перекла́динаperekládina
A person who sums.
A machine or algorithm that sums.
(obsolete)A pack-horse.

Examples

3160 sentences

I wanted to work this summer.
Я хотів працювати цього літа. — aandrusiak
ruЯ хотел работать этим летом. — odexed
deIch wollte diesen Sommer arbeiten. — MUIRIEL
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Did you have a nice summer?
Ти добре провів літо? — deniko
ruУ вас было хорошее лето? — Hellerick
deHabt ihr einen schönen Sommer gehabt? — Manfredo
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I like summer better than winter.
Я більше люблю літо, ніж зиму. — deniko
ruЛето мне нравится больше, чем зима. — Biga
deIch mag den Sommer mehr als den Winter. — Trinkschokolade
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Tom saw that movie last summer.
Том бачив цей фільм минулого літа. — deniko
ruТом смотрел этот фильм прошлым летом. — marafon
deTom hat den Film letzten Sommer gesehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Did you have a good summer?
Ти добре провів літо? — deniko
ruУ тебя было хорошее лето? — odexed
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

hottest season:

Русский

By meaning 2

hottest season:

a horizontal beam supporting a building:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

hottest season:

Origin

From Middle English somer, sumer, from Old English sumor m, from Proto-West Germanic *suma

From Middle English somer, sumer, from Old English sumor m, from Proto-West Germanic *sumar m, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz m, derived from Proto-Indo-European *semh₂- (“summer”).

From Middle English somer, from Anglo-Norman summer, sumer, from Vulgar Latin saumārius, for Late Latin sagmārius, from Latin sagma (“sum”). Compare sumpter.

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