month (m nth)n. Idiom: 1. A unit of time corresponding approximately to one cycle of the moon's phases, or about 30 days or 4 weeks. 2. Abbr. mo. One of the 12 divisions of a year as determined by a calendar, especially the Gregorian calendar. Also called calendar month. 3. A period extending from a date in one calendar month to the corresponding date in the following month. 4. A sidereal month. 5. A lunar month. 6. A solar month. month of Sundays Informal An indefinitely long period of time: It will take you a month of Sundays to chop all that wood. [Middle English moneth, from Old English m  nath; see m -2 in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: The singular month, preceded by a number and a hyphen, is used as a compound attributive: a three-month vacation. The plural possessive form without a hyphen is also possible: a three months' vacation. |
month [mʌnθ]
n
1. (Astronomy) one of the twelve divisions (calendar months) of the calendar year
2. a period of time extending from one date to a corresponding date in the next calendar month
3. a period of four weeks or of 30 days
4. (Astronomy) the period of time (tropical month) taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
5. (Astronomy) the period of time (sidereal month) taken by the moon to make one complete revolution around the earth, measured between two successive conjunctions with a distant star; 27.321 66 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 11 seconds)
6. (Astronomy) Also called lunation the period of time (lunar or synodic month) taken by the moon to make one complete revolution around the earth, measured between two successive new moons; 29.530 59 days (approximately 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, 3 seconds)
a month of Sundays Informal a long unspecified period Related adjective mensal
[Old English mōnath; related to Old High German mānōd, Old Norse mānathr; compare Gothic mena moon]
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| Noun | 1. |  month - one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid the bill last month"period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" calendar week, week - a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday date - the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class" Revolutionary calendar month - a month in the Revolutionary calendar Gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendar Jewish calendar month - a month in the Jewish calendar Islamic calendar month - any lunar month in the Muslim calendar Hindu calendar month - any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar |
| 2. | month - a time unit of approximately 30 days; "he was given a month to pay the bill" time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods year - the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days" new moon, new phase of the moon - the time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent half-moon - the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated full, full moon, full phase of the moon, full-of-the-moon - the time when the Moon is fully illuminated; "the moon is at the full" anomalistic month - period between successive perigees; approximately 27.5546 days sidereal month - period between successive conjunctions with a star, 27.322 days solar month - one-twelfth of a solar or tropical year |
month
noun four weeks, thirty days, moon She was here for a month.
Related words
adjective mensal
adjective mensal
Translations
month [mʌnθ] N → mes m
in the month of May → en el mes de mayo
a deposit of two months' rent → un depósito equivalente a dos meses de alquiler
a month's unlimited rail travel → uso ilimitado del tren por el periodo de un mes
an eight-month-old baby → un bebé de ocho meses
three times a month → tres veces al mes
30 dollars a month → 30 dólares al mes, 30 dólares mensuales
at the beginning of the month → a principios de mes
I get paid by the month → me pagan mensualmente
what or which day of the month is it? → ¿a cuántos estamos?
at the end of the month → a fin or finales de mes
every month → todos los meses
she was here for a month → estuvo aquí un mes
it went on for months → duró meses y meses
I was able to walk for the first time in months → por primera vez después de meses pude andar
I'm off to Mexico in a month's time or in a month → me voy a México dentro de un mes
last month → el mes pasado
a month later → al mes, un mes más tarde
next month → el mes que viene
six months pregnant → embarazada de seis meses
in recent months → en los últimos meses
this month → este mes
it's that time of the month → tiene/tengo la regla
not or never in a month of Sundays → ni de casualidad
see also calendar B
see also lunar B
in the month of May → en el mes de mayo
a deposit of two months' rent → un depósito equivalente a dos meses de alquiler
a month's unlimited rail travel → uso ilimitado del tren por el periodo de un mes
an eight-month-old baby → un bebé de ocho meses
three times a month → tres veces al mes
30 dollars a month → 30 dólares al mes, 30 dólares mensuales
at the beginning of the month → a principios de mes
I get paid by the month → me pagan mensualmente
what or which day of the month is it? → ¿a cuántos estamos?
at the end of the month → a fin or finales de mes
every month → todos los meses
she was here for a month → estuvo aquí un mes
it went on for months → duró meses y meses
I was able to walk for the first time in months → por primera vez después de meses pude andar
I'm off to Mexico in a month's time or in a month → me voy a México dentro de un mes
last month → el mes pasado
a month later → al mes, un mes más tarde
next month → el mes que viene
six months pregnant → embarazada de seis meses
in recent months → en los últimos meses
this month → este mes
it's that time of the month → tiene/tengo la regla
not or never in a month of Sundays → ni de casualidad
see also calendar B
see also lunar B
month [ˈmʌnθ] n → mois m
every month → tous les mois
300 dollars a month → 300 dollars par mois
this month → ce mois-ci
next month → le mois prochain
last month → le mois dernier
at the end of the month → à la fin du mois
a month's unlimited train travel → un mois de voyages illimités en train
every month → tous les mois
300 dollars a month → 300 dollars par mois
this month → ce mois-ci
next month → le mois prochain
last month → le mois dernier
at the end of the month → à la fin du mois
a month's unlimited train travel → un mois de voyages illimités en train
month
n → Monat m; in the month of October → im Oktober; six months → ein halbes Jahr, sechs Monate; in or for months → seit Langem; it went on for months → es hat sich monatelang hingezogen; in the early months of the war → in den ersten Kriegsmonaten; one month’s salary → ein Monatsgehalt; paid by the month → monatlich bezahlt
month [mʌnθ] n → mese m
in the month of May → nel mese di maggio, in maggio
300 dollars a month → 300 dollari al mese
paid by the month → pagato/a mensilmente
which day of the month is it? → quanti ne abbiamo (oggi)?
every month (happen) → tutti i mesi (pay) → mensilmente, ogni mese
month [mʌnθ] n → mese m
in the month of May → nel mese di maggio, in maggio
300 dollars a month → 300 dollari al mese
paid by the month → pagato/a mensilmente
which day of the month is it? → quanti ne abbiamo (oggi)?
every month (happen) → tutti i mesi (pay) → mensilmente, ogni mese
in the month of May → nel mese di maggio, in maggio
300 dollars a month → 300 dollari al mese
paid by the month → pagato/a mensilmente
which day of the month is it? → quanti ne abbiamo (oggi)?
every month (happen) → tutti i mesi (pay) → mensilmente, ogni mese
month [mʌnθ] n → mese m
in the month of May → nel mese di maggio, in maggio
300 dollars a month → 300 dollari al mese
paid by the month → pagato/a mensilmente
which day of the month is it? → quanti ne abbiamo (oggi)?
every month (happen) → tutti i mesi (pay) → mensilmente, ogni mese
n month [manθ]
one of the twelve divisions of the year (January, February etc), varying in length between 28 and 31 days. maand شَهْر месец měsíc måned der Monat μήνας mes kuu ماه kuukausi mois חוֹדֶש महीना mjesec hónap bulan mánuður mese 月 달, 월 mėnuo mēnesis bulan maand måned miesiąc mês lună месяц mesiac mesec mesec månad เดือน ay 月 місяць مہینہ tháng 月
adj monthly
happening, being published etc once a month a monthly magazine. maandeliks شَهْرِيّاً месечен měsíční månedlig; måneds- monatlich μηνιαίος mensual kuu- ماهیانه kuukausi-, jokakuinen mensuel יַרחוֹן माहवार, प्रतिमाह mjesečni havi bulanan mánaðarlegur mensile 毎月の 한 달의, 월 1회의 mėnesinis ikmēneša- bulanan maandelijks månedlig, måneds- miesięczny mensal lunar ежемесячный mesačný mesečen mesečni månatlig, månads- เป็นรายเดือน aylık 每月的 щомісячний ماہوار hàng tháng 每月的
adv
once a month The magazine is published monthly. maandeliks شَهْرِيّا، مَرَّةً في الشَّهْر ежемесечно měsíčně månedligt monatlich κάθε μήνα mensualmente kord kuus یکبار در ماه kuukausittain mensuellement חוֹדשִׁי प्रतिमाह, माहवार jednom mjesečno havonként sebulan sekali mánaðarlega mensilmente, ogni mese 月１回 한 달에 한 번 kartą per mėnesį ik mēnesi sebulan sekali maandelijks én gang i måneden, månedlig miesięcznie mensalmente lunar ежемесячно mesačne mesečno jednom mesečno en gång i månaden เดือนละครั้ง aylık 每月一次 щомісяця ہر مہینے một lần một tháng 每月一次
a month of Sundays
an extremely long time. 'n lang tyd وَقْتٌ طويلٌ جِدّاً много дълго време uherský měsíc så langt som et ondt år gewaltig χρόνια και ζαμάνια mucho tiempo terve igavik مدت خیلی زیاد kokonainen iäisyys une éternité זְמָן רַב बेहद लंबा काल čitava vječnost egy örökkévalóság lama sekali heil eilífð un'eternità 長い間 아주 오랫동안 šimtą metų ilgs laiks; vesela mūžība terlalu lama een eeuwigheid så langt som et vondt år cała wieczność muito tempo o veşnicie целая вечность uhorský rok cela večnost izuzetno dug period en hel evighet เวลานานอย่างมาก çok uzun sure, sittinsene 很長的時間 проміжок مدت دراز lâu lắm 很长的时间
month → شَهْر měsíc måned Monat μήνας mes kuukausi mois mjesec mese 月 달 maand måned miesiąc mês месяц månad เดือน ay tháng 月
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