august

CEFRA1

/ɔːˈɡʌst/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Respected and impressive because of great age, importance, or dignity.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of noble birth.

Examples

  • A party will be held next Saturday, that is to say, on August 25th.

  • Here it's August and our summer vacation is nearly over.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. To make ripe; ripen.

  2. Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To bring to realization.

More examples

In context

  • You need to enrol before the end of August.

  • an august patron of the arts

  • Holonyms: calendar year; year

Quick test

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The judge's blank presence commanded respect from everyone in the courtroom.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From French auguste (“noble, stately; august”) or Latin augustus (“majestic, venerable, august; imperial, royal”), from augeō (“to augment, increase; to enlarge, expand, spread”). Doublet of August and Augustus.