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summer
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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.

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

summer·ly adv. & adj.

summer
Noun
1. the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn
2. Literary a time of youth, success, or happiness [Old English sumor]
summery adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.summersummer - 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"
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
Verb1.summer - spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir"
spend, pass - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"
Translations

summer [ˈsʌməʳ] nverano
adjde verano;
in (the) summer → en (el) verano
summer [ˈsʌməʳ] nété m
cpdd'été, estival(e);
in (the) summer → en été, pendant l'été
summer [ˈsʌməʳ] nSommer m
cpdSommer-;
in summer → im Sommer
summer [ˈsʌməʳ] nestate f
cpdd'estate, estivo/a;
in (the) summer → d'estate

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 여름(철) vasara vasara musim panas zomer sommer(-) lato verão de vară) лето leto; letný poletje leto sommar ฤดูร้อน yaz 夏天 літо گرمی mùa hè
adj ˈsummery
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; 하절용의 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
n ˈsummer 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 하기 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 令营
n ˈsummerhouse
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 (정원에 있는) 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
n ˈsummertime
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 하계, 하절 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


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