summer
noun
sum·mer
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Definition of summer
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: the season between spring and autumn comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of June, July, and August or as reckoned astronomically extending from the June solstice to the September equinox
2
: the warmer half of the year
3
: year
a girl of seventeen summers
4
: a period of maturing powers
summer
adjectiveDefinition of summer (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: of, relating to, or suitable for summer
summer vacation a summer home
2
: sown in the spring and harvested in the same year as sown
summer wheat
— compare winter
summer
verb
summered;
summering\ ˈsə-mə-riŋ
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Definition of summer (Entry 3 of 3)
: to pass the summer
: to keep or carry through the summer
especially
: to provide (cattle, sheep, etc.) with pasture during the summer
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Other Words from summer
Noun
summerlike
\ ˈsə-mər-ˌlīk
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of summer in a Sentence
Noun
What are your plans for this summer? We visited them two summers ago.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Like adding more fuel to a fire, warm water (whether heated by regular summer temperatures or greenhouse gases) make hurricanes stronger. — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, "How warm oceans supercharge deadly hurricanes," 4 Sep. 2019 These reports on health equity were created by ThreeSixty Journalism’s summer 2019 News Reporter Academy high school students. — Blake Ford / Twin Cities Academy, Twin Cities, "ThreeSixty Journalism: Building bicycles and building community," 31 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'summer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for summer
summer
noun
English Language Learners Definition of summer
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the warmest season of the year that is after spring and before autumn
summer
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of summer (Entry 2 of 2)
: to spend the summer in a particular place
See the full definition for summer in the English Language Learners Dictionary