summer

CEFRA1

/ˈsʌmə/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Most flourishing, happy, or beautiful period; golden age, prime.

Examples

  • During summer breaks, I ate dinner at midnight.

  • I visited my father's hometown last summer.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈsʌmɚ] ~ [ˈsʌmɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. year; used to give the age of a person, usually a young one.

  2. Someone with light, pinkish skin that has a blue undertone, light hair and eyes, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday.

More examples

In context

  • We're going away in the summer.

  • Gradually, the end of summer hove into sight.

  • I'm going to the Gambia in the summer.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English somer, sumer, from Old English sumor m, from Proto-West Germanic *sumar m, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz m, derived from Proto-Indo-European *semh₂- (“summer”). Cognates Cognate with Scots somer, sumer, simer, West Frisian simmer, Saterland Frisian Suumer, Dutch zomer, Low German Sommer, German Sommer, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål sommer, Swedish sommar, Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic sumar; Welsh haf, Armenian ամ (am, “year”), ամառ (amaṙ, “summer”), Sanskrit समा (sámā, “a half-year, season, weather, year”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨 (ham-), Middle Persian ḥʾmyn (hāmīn), Northern Kurdish havîn, Central Kurdish ھاوین (hawîn).