summer
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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» I wanted to work this summer.
Ich wollte diesen Sommer arbeiten. — MUIRIEL
Я хотел работать этим летом. — odexed
Я хотів працювати цього літа. — aandrusiak
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Examples
3155 sentencesI wanted to work this summer.
Я хотів працювати цього літа. — aandrusiak
ruЯ хотел работать этим летом. — odexed
deIch wollte diesen Sommer arbeiten. — MUIRIEL
Did you have a nice summer?
Ти добре провів літо? — deniko
ruУ вас было хорошее лето? — Hellerick
deHabt ihr einen schönen Sommer gehabt? — Manfredo
Did you have a good summer?
Ти добре провів літо? — deniko
ruУ тебя было хорошее лето? — odexed
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
A horizontal beam supporting a building.
ба́лкаbálka, брусbrus, перекла́динаperekládina
(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.
More meanings 5
(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 person who sums.
A machine or algorithm that sums.
(obsolete)A pack-horse.
- the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
- the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty
Origin
From Middle English somer, sumer, from Old English sumor m, from Proto-West Germanic *sumaFrom 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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Forms
plural: summersSynonyms
4 synonyms- the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox:summertime
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
92 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- next summer
- last summer
- summer vacation
- in the summer
- during the summer
- his summer vacation
- every summer
- the summer vacation
- spend the summer
- all summer
- over the summer
- your summer vacation
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.