April Meaning
/ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe fourth month of the year.
nameThe fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.
Sentence Examples
Here is our answer to your fax message dated April 1st.
School begins on April the tenth.
We had a spell of warm weather in April.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The flowers usually bloom in early ____ when the weather starts to warm up.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The spring flowers usually start to bloom in ____ in our small garden.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓φροδῑ́τη (Ăphrodī́tē)der. Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 (urpa)der.? Latin Aprīlisder. Old French avrillbor. Middle English Averil Middle English Aprill English April From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”). Displaced native Old English ēastermōnaþ (“April”, literally “Easter month”), see Eastermonth.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Oh, to be in England / Now that April’s there"
— 1845, Robert Browning, Home-Thoughts From Abroad:
"The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were."
— 2019 March 18, Steven Pifer, Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution, The Center for International Security and Cooperation, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2025:
"As of April 26, the US ranked 22nd in the number of tests performed per capita, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)."
— 2020 May 12, Holly Yan, “Trump says the US leads the world in testing. But it’s far behind in testing per capita, studies show”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2020:
"I'm April Hooper. That sounds silly, the April part, but my mother was English and she always said there was nothing prettier than an English April."
— 1947, Hilda Laurence, Death of a Doll, page 27:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The flowers usually bloom in early ____ when the weather starts to warm up.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The spring flowers usually start to bloom in ____ in our small garden.