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Summer High Noun ˈsʌmə(R ˈsʌmər This/Next/Last Ago Spring

Word3 summer
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈsʌmə(r)/ /ˈsʌmər/
Example
  • we're going away in the summer.
  • in the summer of 2019
  • this/next/last summer
  • two summers ago
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summer

(noun)/ˈsʌmə(r)/ /ˈsʌmər/
  1. the warmest season of the year, coming between spring and autumn
    • SEE ALSO Indian summer
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/indian-summer
    • We're going away in the summer.
    • in the summer of 2019
    • this/next/last summer
    • two summers ago
    • It's very hot here in summer.
    • late/early summer
    • It is now high summer (= the hottest part of summer).
    • during the long hot summer
    • a cool/wet summer
    • I managed to get six weeks' work over the summer.
    • Sales will take place throughout the spring and summer.
    • a summer’s day
    • She was wearing a light summer dress.
    • The house is now open to the public during the summer months.
    • the summer holidays/vacation/break
    • We're at the height of summer travel season.
    • Are you looking for a summer job?

    Extra Examples

    • Seville is scorching in high summer.
    • There are two new courses being run in the summer term.
    • Insect populations reach high levels during the summer.
  2. you must not take too seriously a small sign that something is happening or will happen in the future, because the situation could change
  3. Word Origin

    • Old English sumor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zomer, German Sommer, also to Sanskrit samā ‘year’.
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