sea·son (s  z n)n. 1. a. One of the four natural divisions of the year, spring, summer, fall, and winter, in the North and South Temperate zones. Each season, beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, is characterized by specific meteorological or climatic conditions. b. The two divisions of the year, rainy and dry, in some tropical regions. 2. A recurrent period characterized by certain occurrences, occupations, festivities, or crops: the holiday season; tomato season. 3. A suitable, natural, or convenient time: a season for merriment. 4. A period of time: gone for a season. v. sea·soned, sea·son·ing, sea·sons v.tr. 1. To improve or enhance the flavor of (food) by adding salt, spices, herbs, or other flavorings. 2. To add zest, piquancy, or interest to: seasoned the lecture with jokes. 3. To treat or dry (lumber, for example) until ready for use; cure. 4. To render competent through trial and experience: a lawyer who had been seasoned by years in the trial courts. 5. To accustom or inure; harden: troops who had been seasoned in combat. See Synonyms at harden. 6. To moderate; temper. v.intr. Idioms: To become usable, competent, or tempered. in season 1. Available or ready for eating or other use. 2. Legally permitted to be caught or hunted during a specified period. 3. At the right moment; opportunely. 4. In heat. Used of animals. out of season 1. Not available, permitted, or ready to be eaten, caught, or hunted. 2. Not at the right or proper moment; inopportunely. [Middle English, from Old French seison, from Latin sati  , satin-, act of sowing, from satus, past participle of serere, to plant; see s- in Indo-European roots.] |
season
Noun
1. one of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), each of which has characteristic weather conditions
2. a period of the year characterized by particular conditions or activities: the typhoon season, the football season
3. the period during which any particular species of animal, bird, or fish is legally permitted to be caught or killed: the deer season
4. any definite or indefinite period: the busy season
5. any period during which a show or play is performed at one venue: the show ran for three seasons
6. in season
a. (of game) permitted to be killed
b. (of fresh food) readily available
c. (of animals) ready to mate
Verb
1. to add herbs, salt, pepper, or spice to (food) in order to enhance the flavour
2. (in the preparation of timber) to dry and harden
3. to make experienced: old men seasoned by living [Latin satio a sowing]
seasoned adj
| season (szn) 1. One of four natural divisions of the year  spring, summer, autumn, and winterin temperate zones. Each season has its own characteristic weather and lasts approximately three months. The change in the seasons is brought about by the shift in the angle at which the Sun's rays strike the Earth. This angle changes as the Earth orbits in its yearly cycle around the Sun due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. For example, when the northern or southern hemisphere of the Earth is at an angle predominantly facing the Sun and has more daylight hours of direct, overhead sunlight than nighttime hours, it is in its summer season; the opposite hemisphere is in then opposite condition and is in its winter season. See also equinoxsolstice2. In some tropical climates, either of the two divisions rainy and dryinto which the year is divided. These divisions are defined on the basis of levels of precipitation. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  season - a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"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" growing season - the season during which a crop grows best seedtime - the time during which seeds should be planted sheepshearing - the time or season when sheep are sheared holiday season - a time when many people take holidays high season, peak season - the season when travel is most active and rates are highest; "they traveled to Europe in high season" off-season - the season when travel is least active and rates are lowest preseason - a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation baseball season - the season when baseball is played basketball season - the season when basketball is played exhibition season - the time before the regular games begin when football or baseball teams play practice games fishing season - the season during which it is legal to catch fish football season - the season when football is played hockey season - the season when hockey is played hunting season - the season during which it is legal to kill a particular species social season - the season for major social events theatrical season - the season when new plays are produced Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek - Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days) |
| 2. | season - one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons" harvest time, harvest - the season for gathering crops haying time, haying - the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder 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" 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" spring, springtime - the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year" summer, summertime - the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore" winter, wintertime - the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox rainy season - one of the two seasons in tropical climates dry season - one of the two seasons in tropical climates | |
| 3. | season - a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season" 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" Michaelmastide - the season of Michaelmas Lammastide - the season of Lammas Eastertide - the Easter season Twelfthtide - the season of Epiphany Allhallowtide - the season of All Saints' Day Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Noel, Yule, Yuletide - period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 Advent - the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas Shrovetide - immediately preceding Lent Lent, Lententide - a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday | |
| Verb | 1. | season - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" sauce - dress (food) with a relish curry - season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking resinate - impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to; "Greek wines are often resinated" salt - add salt to |
| 2. | season - make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller" toughen - make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her" | |
| 3. | season - make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" |
season
Translations
season [ˈsiːzn] n → Jahreszeit f;
(Agr) → Zeit f;
(Sport), (of films etc) → Saison f;
(Theat) → Spielzeit f
vt (food) → würzen;
strawberries are in season/out of season → für Erdbeeren ist jetzt die richtige Zeit/nicht die richtige Zeit;
the busy season → die Hochsaison f;
n season [ˈsiːzn]
1 one of the main divisions of the year according to the regular variation of the weather, length of day etc The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter; The monsoon brings the rainy season. seisoen فَصْل годишно време roční období årstid; -tid die Jahreszeit εποχή estación aastaaeg, hooaeg فصل vuodenaika, kausi saison עוֹנָה ऋतु godišnje doba, doba godine évszak musim árstíð stagione 季節 계절, 철(1년의 4계(季)) metų laikas, sezonas gadalaiks musim seizoen årstid pora roku estação anotimp время года; сезон ročné obdobie letni čas sezona årstid, []tid ฤดูกาล mevsim 季節 пора року; сезон موسم mùa 季节
2 the usual, proper or suitable time for something the football season. seisoen مَوْسِم сезон sezóna sæson; -sæson die Saison περίοδος, σεζόν temporada hooaeg هنگام؛فصل kausi saison עוֹנָה मौसम sezona, razdoblje poslovanja idény; szezon musim tímabil, vertíð stagione シーズン 철, 활동기 sezonas sezona musim seizoen (-)sesong, –tid sezon temporada sezon сезон sezóna sezona sezona säsong หน้า; ฤดูกาลสำหรับ mevsim, sezon (文娛、社交等的)活躍季節 сезон کسی چیز کا مناسب وقت mùa, đợt （文娱、社交等的）活跃季节
v
1 to add salt, pepper, mustard etc to She seasoned the meat with plenty of pepper. gegeur يُتَبِّل، يُطَيِّب подправям ochutit krydre würzen αρταίνω,καρυκεύω sazonar, aliñar maitsestama ادويه زدن maustaa assaisonner לְתַבֵּל स्वादिष्ट बनाना začiniti fűszerez membumbui krydda condire 味をつける 조미하다, 양념을 치다 paskaninti pievienot garšvielas memperasakan kruiden krydre, smake til przyprawić temperar a asezona приправлять ochutiť začiniti začiniti krydda, smaksätta เพิ่มเกลือและพริกไทยลงในอาหาร çeşni katmak 加...調味品 надавати смаку طعام میں مسالے وغیرہ ڈالنا cho gia vị 加...调味品
2 to let (wood) be affected by rain, sun etc until it is ready for use. droog يُجَفَّف الخَشَب оставям да изсъхне sušit na vzduchu lagre; modne ablagern σκληραίνω secar õhu käes seista laskma خشك كردن ilmakuivattaa laisser vieillir, conditionner לְיַבֵּש עֵץ सीना dati da dozrije, da se osuši (ki)érlel (fát stb.) dan menjemur láta veðrast stagionare; (far invecchiare) 乾燥させる ...을 길들이다, (재목을) 단련하다 išlaikyti ļaut nostāvēties mengeringkan rijp laten worden herde, lagre sezonować sazonar a se usca, a îmbătrâni выдерживать sušiť na vzduchu kondicionirati pripremiti lagra, torka ตาก (ไม้) เพื่อให้หายหด kurutmak, sertleştirmek (木材)曬幹［淋濕］備用 сушити дерево پانی، دھوپ وغیرہ میں تیار ہونے کے لئے چھوڑنا làm cho thích hợp （木材）晒干［淋湿］备用
adj seasonable
(negativeunseasonable) (of weather) of the kind that is to be expected for a particular time of year. tydig مُلائِم، في أوانِه подходящ за сезона obvyklý (v tomto období) sæsonmæssig; som passer til årstiden zeitgemäß ανάλογος προς την εποχή (για καιρό) de la propio estación aastaajale vastav مناسب فصل vuodenaikaan nähden normaali (hors) de saison עוֹנָתִי उपयुक्त, संगत koji odgovara određenom dobu godine az évszaknak megfelelő sesuai dengan musim einkennandi fyrir ákveðið tímabil/árstíð di stagione 季節にふさわしい 계절의, 계절에 맞는 būdingas/įprastas kuriam nors metų laikui piemērots/raksturīgs gadalaikam lazimnya passend bij het seizoen som passer til årstida odpowiedni dla danej pory da época de sezon соответствующий времени года (v tomto období) obvyklý ki ustreza letnemu času sezonski typiskt för årstiden ถูกต้องตามฤดูกาล mevsime uygun 合時宜的 своєчасний; доречний موسم کے لیے موزوں hợp thời vụ, thích hợp 合时宜的
adj seasonal
done at a particular season only seasonal work as a waitress; seasonal sports. seisoenaal مَوْسِمي сезонен sezónní sæsonbestemt saisonbedingt εποχιακός de temporada hooajaline فصلي kausi- saisonnier עוֹנָתִי मौसमी, ऋतुनिष्ठ, ऋतु sezonski, određen vremenom idényjellegű musiman árstíðabundinn stagionale 季節の 계절적인 sezoninis sezonas- bermusim seizoen{#169} sesong- sezonowy sazonal sezonier, de sezon сезонный sezónny sezonski sezonski säsongs- ทำเฉพาะบางฤดูเท่านั้น mevsimlik 季節性的 сезонний کسی خاص موسم پر مبنی từng thời vụ, thay đổi theo mùa 季节性的
adj seasoned
experienced seasoned political campaigners. gehard مُجَرِّب، خَبير опитен ostřílený erfaren erfahren έμπειρος experimentado kogenud كارآزموده kokenut expérimenté מְנוסֶה पका सिझाया iskusan, prokušan tapasztalt berpengalaman vanur, reyndur esperto ベテランの 익숙한, 경험을 쌓은 prityręs rūdīts; pieredzējis berpengalaman doorkneed -vant, erfaren zaprawiony, zahartowany experiente experimentat опытный ostrieľaný izkušen iskusan van, garvad เคยชิน; ช่ำชอง tecrübeli 有經驗的，飽經風霜的 досвідчений; загартований تجربہ کار dày dạn 有经验的，饱经风霜的
n seasoning
something used to season food Salt and pepper are used as seasonings. geursels تابِل подправка koření krydderi das Gewürz άρτυμα, καρύκευμα condimento, aliño maitseained چاشني mauste assaisonnement תַבלִינִים परिपक्वन, स्वादिष्ट बनाना začin, mirodija fűszer(ezés) bumbu krydd condimento 調味料 조미료 prieskonis, paskaninimas garšvielas perisa kruiderij krydder przyprawa tempero asezonare приправа, специи korenie, koreniny začimba začin krydda, kryddning, smaksättning เครื่องปรุง çeşnilik, terbiye 調味品 приправа کھانے کا ذائقہ بڑھانے کی اشیا gia vị 调味品
season ticket
a ticket (usually for travel) that can be used repeatedly during a certain period a three-month season ticket. seisoenkaartjie تَذْكِرَه مَوسِمِيَّه абонаментна карта předplatní lístek abonnementskort die Zeitkarte εισιτήριο διαρκείας abono hooajapilet بليط مدت دار kausikortti (carte d')abonnement כַּרטִיס עוֹנָתִי मियादी टिकट, मौसमी टिकट predbrojka, pretplatna karta bérlet(jegy) tiket musiman áskriftarmiði abbonamento 定期券 정기 승차권 nuolatinis bilietas sezonas biļete tiket langganan abonnementskaart sesongkort/-billett abonament, bilet okresowy passe abonament сезонный билет predplatný lístok sezonska vozovnica sezonska karta säsongsbiljett, -kort ตั๋วตลอดฤดู mevsimlik bilet, abonman karnesi 定期票 абонемент کسی خاص مدت میں استعمال ہونے والی ٹکٹ vé mùa 定期票
in season
(of food) available, ready for eating That fruit is not in season just now. in seisoen ، في وَقْتِه المُناسِب، مُتَوَفِّر време за být sezóna (čeho) årstiden for zu haben στην εποχή του de temporada valmis, hooaeg فصلي parhaimmillaan de saison בָּעוֹנָה उपयुक्त समय में dozrelo most van az ideje sedang musim fáanlegur á uppskerutíma/veiðitíma di stagione 出ざかりで 제철이 된 prinokęs, prisirpęs Šobrīd šim auglim nav sezona. sedia untuk dimakan van het seizoen årstida for (jordbær, osv.), –tid dostępny, osiągalny, dojrzały na época de sezon сезон byť sezóna (čoho) dozorel u sezoni [] säsong för [] อยู่ในฤดู mevsiminde, ... mevsimi 應時的(水果等) стиглий; такий що по сезону موجود، موسمی đúng lúc, đúng mùa 应时的（水果等）
out of season
not in season. uit seisoen لَيس في الوَقْت المُناسِب، غَيْر مُتَوَفِّر не е време за mimo sezónu uden for sæsonen nicht zu haben εκτός εποχής temporada baja pole valmis, pole hooaeg غيرفصلي sesongin ulkopuolella hors de saison לא בַּעוֹנָה मौके-बेमौके u nezgodan čas, neumjesno időszerűtlen di luar musim ófáanlegur fuori stagione 季節はずれで 한물 간 ne laiku, ne sezono metu nav dabūjams/pieejams; nav sezona bukan musim van het niet seizoen utenfor sesongen nieosiągalny fora de época în afara sezonului не сезон mimo sezóny ob nepravem času van sezone inte säsong för นอกฤดูกาล ...-in mevsimi değil 不合時令的 не до речі; не по сезону موجود نہیں hết mùa 不合时令的
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