Months Mʌnθ June Time July Year Period Noun

• the months of july and august are the hottest.
• may and june are the two wettest months of the year in nebraska.
• during the summer/winter months
• we're moving house next month.

month

1. any of the twelve periods of time into which the year is divided, for example May or June
• SEE ALSO calendar month
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/calendar-month
• The months of July and August are the hottest.
• May and June are the two wettest months of the year in Nebraska.
• during the summer/winter months
• We're moving house next month.
• Last month I went on a school trip to Germany.
• We got married two months ago.
• She earns $2 000 a month.
• The rent is £800 per month.
• Have you read this month's ‘Physics World’?
• Prices continue to rise month after month (= over a period of several months).
• Her anxiety mounted month by month (= as each month passed).

Extra Examples

• Our money's usually running low by this time of the month.
• Performances were banned for the entire month of June.
• The festival is always held in the month of May.
• This has been a record month for sales.
• What does the salary work out as per month?
• Winning stories will be published in the magazine in future months.
• paid by the month
• the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
• the early months of 2021
2. a period of about 30 days, for example, 3 June to 3 July
• SEE ALSO lunar month
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lunar-month
• The baby is three months old.
• a three-month-old baby
• They lived in Toronto during their first few months of marriage.
• The past few months have been hectic.
• several months later
• a six-month contract
• a month-long strike
• He visits Paris once or twice a month.
• In recent months the company has launched three new products.

Extra Examples

• He spent about a month decorating the house.
• Children between one and 24 months of age were eligible.
• I waited six months for them to reply to my letter.
• I've been working on the illustration for over a month.
• In just a few short months he was promoted to manager.
• Laura is in the final months of pregnancy with her first child.
• We've been here five whole months now.
• We're getting married in a month/in a month's time.
• To occupy the intervening months she took a temporary job.
• The President was involved in discussions in the months leading up to the war.
3. a long time, especially a period of several months
• He had to wait for months for the visas to come through.
• It will be months before we get the results.
• It took months to find another job.
• It hasn't rained for months.
4. a person or thing that is very popular at a particular time
• Environmental issues are no longer the flavour of the month.
• I’m not exactly flavour of the month around here at the moment.
5. used to emphasize that something will never happen or will take a very long time
• You won't find it, not in a month of Sundays.
• It is possible to learn to skydive in Britain, but with our weather it might take a month of Sundays to do it.

Word Origin

• Old English mōnath, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maand and German Monat, also to moon.