winter
Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either…Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.
» It was a very cold winter.
Es war ein sehr kalter Winter.
Зима была очень холодная.
Це була дуже холодна зима.
Зима була дуже холодна.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.
Winter, Winterzeit
зима́zimá
зима́zymá
(countable, figuratively, poetic, uncountable)The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
(countable)Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)An appliance to be fixed on the front of a grate, to keep a kettle warm, etc.
(India, archaic, countable, uncountable)The rainy season.
- the coldest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
Examples
1603 sentencesIt was a very cold winter.
Це була дуже холодна зима.
ruЗима была очень холодная.
deEs war ein sehr kalter Winter.
I like summer better than winter.
Я більше люблю літо, ніж зиму.
ruЛето мне нравится больше, чем зима.
deIch mag den Sommer mehr als den Winter.
Tom bought a new winter coat.
Том купив нове зимове пальто.
ruТом купил новое зимнее пальто.
deTom hat sich einen neuen Wintermantel gekauft.
Birds fly south in the winter.
Птахи взимку улітають на південь.
ruПтицы летят на юг зимой.
Tom went to Boston last winter.
Минулої зими Том їздив до Бостона.
ruТом прошлой зимой ездил в Бостон.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, froFrom Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Cognate with West Frisian winter (“winter”), Dutch winter (“winter”), German Winter (“winter”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish vinter (“winter”), Faroese and Icelandic vetur (“winter”).
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Forms
plural: wintersSynonyms
1 synonyms- the coldest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox:wintertime
Word family
111 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- in the winter
- last winter
- next winter
- skiing every winter
- cold winter
- winters winters
- every winter
- skiing last winter
- snow this winter
- during the winter
- snow last winter
- the cold winter