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sum·mer ¹  (smr)

n.

1. The usually warmest season of the year, occurring between spring and autumn and constituting June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere, or, as calculated astronomically, extending from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox.

2. A period of fruition, fulfillment, happiness, or beauty.

3. A year: a girl of 13 summers.

v. sum·mered, sum·mer·ing, sum·mers

v.tr.

To lodge or keep during the summer: summered the herd in the south meadow.

v.intr.

To pass the summer: They summered at a beach resort.

adj.

1. Of, having to do with, occurring in, or appropriate to the season of summer: summer heat; summer attire.

2. Grown during the season of summer: summer crops.

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[Middle English sumer, from Old English sumor; see sem-² in Indo-European roots.]

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summer·ly adv. & adj.

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sum·mer ²  (smr)

n.

1. A heavy horizontal timber that serves as a supporting beam, especially for the floor above.

2. A lintel.

3. A large, heavy stone usually set on the top of a column or pilaster to support an arch or lintel.

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[Middle English, beam, pack animal, from Anglo-Norman sumer, from Vulgar Latin *saumrius, from Late Latin sagmrius, pertaining to a packsaddle, packhorse, from sagma, packsaddle; see sumpter.]

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summer¹

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (sometimes capital)

a.  the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn, astronomically from the June solstice to the September equinox in the N hemisphere and at the opposite time of year in the S hemisphere

b.  (as modifier) summer flowers a summer dress Related adj aestival

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the period of hot weather associated with the summer

3. a time of blossoming, greatest happiness, etc.

4. Chiefly poetic a year represented by this season a child of nine summers

vb

1. (intr) to spend the summer (at a place)

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to keep or feed (farm animals) during the summer they summered their cattle on the mountain slopes

[Old English sumor; related to Old Frisian sumur, Old Norse sumar, Old High German sumar, Sanskrit samā season]

summerless  adj

summer-like  adj

summerly  adj & adv

summery  adj

summeriness  n

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summer²

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also called summer tree a large horizontal beam or girder, esp one that supports floor joists

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) another name for lintel

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a stone on the top of a column, pier, or wall that supports an arch or lintel

[from Anglo-Norman somer, from Old French somier beam, packhorse, from Late Latin sagmārius (equus) pack(horse), from sagma a packsaddle, from Greek]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	summer - 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" summertime June 21, midsummer, summer solstice - June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point time of year, 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" canicular days, canicule, dog days - the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity
	2.	summer - the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty; "the golden summer of his life" figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
Verb	1.	summer - spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir" spend, pass - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"

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summer noun

Related words
adjective aestival or estival

Translations

summer [ˈsʌməʳ]

A. N → verano m, estío m (liter, poet)
to go away for the summer → irse fuera todo el verano
a summer's day → un día de verano
in summer → en verano
I like to go walking in (the) summer → me gusta ir a la playa en verano
in the summer of 1987 → en el verano de 1987
to spend the summer in Spain → veranear en España → pasar el verano en España
a girl of 17 summers (liter) → una chica de 17 primaveras or abriles

B. CPD [clothing, residence, holiday] → de verano; [weather, heat] → veraniego
summer camp N → colonia f or campamento m de vacaciones
summer holidays NPL → vacaciones fpl de verano, veraneo msing
summer school N → escuela f de verano
summer season N → temporada f veraniega, temporada f estival, temporada f de verano
summer time N (Brit) (daylight saving) → hora f de verano
see also summertime

C. VI [birds] → pasar el verano
we summered in Maine → veraneamos or pasamos el verano en Maine

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summer [ˈsʌmə^r]

n → été m
this summer → cet été
in the summer → en été, pendant l'été
in summer → en été

modif [afternoon, evening, day, night, season, months] → d'été; [break, recess, vacation] → d'été; [breeze, sun, heat] → d'été; [clothing, collection, dress] → d'été; [exhibition, activities] → d'été; [flowers, fruit] → d'été; [weather] → estival(e)
summer clothes → des vêtements d'été
summer camp n (US) → colonie f de vacances
summer holidays npl → grandes vacances fpl
summer house summerhouse [ˈsʌmə^rhaʊs] n

(in garden) → pavillon m

(= summer residence) → résidence f d'été
summer job n → job m d'été
summer school n → université f d'été
summer term n → troisième trimestre m
summer time summertime [ˈsʌmə^rtaɪm] n

(= season) → été m
in summertime → en été

(by clock) → heure f d'été

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summer

n → Sommer m; in (the) summer → im Sommer; two summers ago → im Sommer vor zwei Jahren; a girl of seventeen summers (liter) → ein Mädchen von siebzehn Lenzen (liter); a summer’s day → ein Sommertag m

adj attr → Sommer-; summer resort → Ferien- or Urlaubsort m → (für die Sommersaison)

vi → den Sommer verbringen; (birds also) → übersommern

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summer:

summer camp

n → Sommerlager nt, → Ferienlager nt

summer collection

n (Fashion) → Sommerkollektion f

summer fallow

n (Agr) → Sommerbrache f

summer holidays

pl (esp Brit) → Sommerferien pl, → Sommerurlaub m

summerhouse

n → Gartenhaus nt, → (Garten)laube f

summer house

n (US) → Ferienhaus nt → /-wohnung f

summer lightning

n → Wetterleuchten nt

summer sales

pl → Sommerschlussverkauf m

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summer:

summer school

n → Sommerkurs m

summertime

n → Sommer m, → Sommer(s)zeit f; (= daylight-saving time) → Sommerzeit f

summerweight

adj → sommerlich; summer coat → Sommermantel m

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summer [ˈsʌməʳ]

1. n → estate f
in (the) summer → d'estate
in the summer of 1995 → nell'estate del 1995
last/next summer → l'estate scorsa/prossima

2. adj (gen) → estivo/a, d'estate

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summer [ˈsʌməʳ]

1. n → estate f
in (the) summer → d'estate
in the summer of 1995 → nell'estate del 1995
last/next summer → l'estate scorsa/prossima

2. adj (gen) → estivo/a, d'estate

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summer

n summer [ˈsamə]

the warmest season of the year I went to Italy last summer; (also adjective ) summer holidays. somer صَيْف лято léto; letní sommer; sommer- der Sommer; Sommer-... καλοκαίρι, καλοκαιρινός verano suvi تابستان kesä (d') été קָיִץ ग्रीष्म, गर्मी, ग्रीष्मकाल, उम्र का एक वर्ष, सर्वोत्क्ष्ट समय ljeto nyár; nyári musim panas sumar estate; estivo 夏 여름 vasara vasara musim panas zomer sommer(-) lato verão de vară) лето leto; letný poletje leto sommar ฤดูร้อน yaz 夏天 літо گرمی mùa hè 夏天

adj summery

like, or appropriate for, summer summery weather; summery clothes. someragtig صَيْفي летен letní sommerlig; sommer- sommerlich καλοκαιρινός estival suvine, suve- تابستاني kesäinen estival קֵיצִי ग्रीष्म ljetni nyárias panas sumarlegur estivo 夏らしい 여름의, 여름용의 vasariškas vasaras-; vasarīgs ala sesuatu musim panas zomer{#169} sommer-, sommerlig letni de verão esti­val, de vară летний; лёгкий letný poleten letnji sommarlik, sommar- เหมือนฤดูร้อน; เหมาะกับฤดูร้อน yaz gibi (適於)夏季的 літній گرمیوں سے مخصوص thuộc mùa hè （适于）夏季的

n summer camp

a place where children go during the summer vacation to take part in activities such as camping and sport. somerkamp, vakansiekamp مُخَيَّم صَيْفي летен лагер letní tábor sommerlejr das Ferienlager καλοκαιρινή κατασκήνωση campamento de verano suvelaager اردوي تابستاني colonie de vacances מַחֲנֶה קַיִץ ljetno kampiranje za djecu üdülőtábor, nyári tábor tempat liburan musim panas campeggio estivo, colonia estiva （子供用の）夏季キャンプ 여름 캠프 vasaros stovykla vasaras nometne kem musim panas zomerkamp sommerleir летний лагерь letný tábor poletni tabor letnji kamp sommarläger, barnkoloni ค่ายฤดูร้อน yaz kampı 夏令營 літній табір کوءی جگہ جہاں بچے گرمی کی چھٹیوں میں جاتے ہیں nơi cắm trại mùa hè 夏令营

n summerhouse

a small building for sitting in, in a garden. somerhuisie بَيْت صَيْفي беседка altán sommerhus das Sommerhaus κιόσκι κήπου cenador, glorieta suvila كلبه وسط باغ huvimaja tonnelle בֵּית קַיִץ ग्रीष्मावास vrtna kućica, sjenica nyári lak, szaletli pondok di taman garðhús gazebo あずまや 정자 pavėsinė vasaras māja; vasarnīca pondok musim panas prieel lysthus altana pavilhão беседка altán senčnica letnjikovac lusthus, paviljong บ้านพักตากอากาศสำหรับหน้าร้อน çardak, kameriye 涼亭 альтанка; літня хата چھوٹا سا بنگلہ جو باغ وغیرہ میں بیٹھنے کے لیے بناتے ہیں nhà hóng mát 凉亭

n summertime

the season of summer. somer موسِم الصَّيْف лято léto sommer; sommertid die Sommerzeit καλοκαίρι verano suvi فصل تابستان kesä été קַיִץ ग्रीष्म ऋतु ljeto, ljetno doba nyár(idő) musim panas sumar estate 夏 여름철 vasara vasara musim panas zomerseizoen sommer pora letnia, lato verão vară летняя пора leto poletje letnje vreme sommar, sommartid ฤดูร้อน yaz mevsimi 夏季 літня пора گرمی کا موسم mùa hạ 夏季

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summer → الصيف léto sommer Sommer καλοκαίρι verano kesä été ljeto estate 夏 여름 zomer sommer lato verão лето sommar ฤดูร้อน yaz mùa hè 夏天