Meaning of summer | Babel Free

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1. One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning either the period between the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, or the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere
2. One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning either the period between the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, or the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.
   countable, uncountable
3. A female given name from English of modern usage, from summer, the name of the season, often given to girls born in summer.
   countable
4. A horizontal beam supporting a building.
5. A person who sums.
6. year; used to give the age of a person, usually a young one
7. A surname.
   countable
8. To lodge or keep during the summer: summered the herd in the south meadow.
9. year; used to give the age of a person, usually a young one.
   countable, humorous, poetic, uncountable
10. A pack-horse.
    obsolete
11. A machine or algorithm that sums.
12. Most flourishing, happy, or beautiful period; golden age, prime
13. Alternative letter-case form of summer.
    alt-of, archaic, poetic
14. To pass the summer: They summered at a beach resort.
15. Most flourishing, happy, or beautiful period; golden age, prime.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
16. Someone with light, pinkish skin that has a blue undertone, light hair and eyes, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing
17. The usually warmest season of the year, occurring between spring and autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox.
18. Someone with light, pinkish skin that has a blue undertone, light hair and eyes, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
    countable
19. To spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday
20. The season occurring between spring and autumn:summertime.
21. the warmest season of the year. I went to Italy last summer; (also adjective) summer holidays. somer صَيْف лято verão léto; letní der Sommer; Sommer-... sommer; sommer- καλοκαίρι, καλοκαιρινόςverano suvi تابستان kesä étéקיץ ग्रीष्म, गर्मी, ग्रीष्मकाल, उम्र का एक वर्ष, सर्वोत्क्ष्ट समय ljeto nyár; nyári musim panas sumar estate; estivo 夏 여름 vasara vasara musim panas zomersommerlato اوړی verão de vară) лето leto; letný poletje leto sommar ฤดูร้อน yaz 夏天 літо گرمی mùa hè 夏天
    also adjective
22. like, or appropriate for, summer. summery weather; summery clothes. someragtig صَيْفي летен de verão letní sommerlich sommerlig; sommer- καλοκαιρινόςestival suvine, suve- تابستاني kesäinen estivalקיצי ग्रीष्म ljetni nyárias panas sumarlegur estivo 夏らしい 여름의, 여름용의 vasariškas vasaras-; vasarīgs ala sesuatu musim panas zomer-sommer-, sommerligletni د اوړی de verão esti­val, de vară летний; лёгкий letný poleten letnji sommarlik, sommar- เหมือนฤดูร้อน; เหมาะกับฤดูร้อน yaz gibi (適於)夏季的 літній گرمیوں...
23. a place where children go during the summer vacation to take part in activities such as camping and sport. somerkamp, vakansiekamp مُخَيَّم صَيْفي летен лагер acampamento de verão letní tábor das Ferienlager sommerlejr καλοκαιρινή κατασκήνωση campamento de verano suvelaager اردوي تابستاني kesäleiri colonie de vacances מַחֲנֶה קַיִץ ljetno kampiranje za djecu üdülőtábor, nyári tábor tempat liburan musim panas campeggio estivo, colonia estiva （子供用の）夏季キャンプ 여름 캠프 vasaros stovykla vasaras nometne ...
24. a small building for sitting in, in a garden. somerhuisie بَيْت صَيْفي беседка pavilhão altán das Sommerhaus sommerhus κιόσκι κήπου cenador, glorieta suvila كلبه وسط باغ kesämökki tonnelle בֵּית קַיִץ ग्रीष्मावास vrtna kućica, sjenica nyári lak, szaletli pondok di taman garðhús gazebo あずまや 정자 pavėsinė vasaras māja; vasarnīca pondok musim panas prieellysthusaltana د بڼ په مینځ کی کور pavilhãoбеседка altán senčnica letnjikovac lusthus, paviljong บ้านพักตากอากาศสำหรับหน้าร้อน çardak, kameriye 涼亭...
25. the season of summer. somer موسِم الصَّيْف лято verão léto die Sommerzeit sommer; sommertid καλοκαίριverano suvi فصل تابستان kesäkausi étéקיץ ग्रीष्म ऋतु ljeto, ljetno doba nyár(idő) musim panas sumar estate 夏 여름철 vasara vasara musim panas zomerseizoensommer pora letnia, lato د اوړی فصل verão vară летняя пора leto poletje letnje vreme sommar, sommartid ฤดูร้อน yaz mevsimi 夏季 літня пора گرمی کا موسم mùa hạ 夏季
26. In the Northern Hemisphere, the usually warmest season of the year, occurring between spring and autumn and constituting June, July, and August. In the Southern Hemisphere, it constitutes December, January, and February.

Equivalents

Examples

“the heat of summer”

“Gradually, the end of summer hove into sight.”

“At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.”

“A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well.”

“A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ¶ ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’[…]‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’”

“He was barely eighteen summers old.”

“She had seen not more than twenty summers.”

“O! craving heart, for the lost flowers And sunshine of my summer hours!”

“And we are warned, that the foundation or maine summers of our houses faile and shrinke, when we see the quarters bend, or wals to breake.”

“A basic feedback system consists of ... and a summing point (comparator or summer).”

“The output of the summer is therefore fed into the input of the first integrator.”

“I am very prodigall of cappings, namely in Summer, and I never receive any from what quality of men ſoever, but I giue them as good and as many as they bring, except he be ſome ſervant of mine.”

“Notwithstanding the tristness of the town, there are many visitors during the Summer who come for quiet and economy.”

“Light limp caps of woollen, with brood visors, or broad-brimmed (but not too broad,) felt hats; double-breasted coats, so made that they can be worn open in warm weather, and will really protect the chest in a lower temperature; trowsers of the same, and under these, light flannel shirts and drawers; such are the proper materials for a soldier’s dress, even in the Summer months.”

“In early Summer, several years ago, we were ornithologizing in a beautiful clump of natural wood along a steep brae face, so well sheltered from the north and east, and with so sunny and southern an aspect, that it had been known to us for years as the very paradise of all sorts of singing birds in the nesting season.”

“In the good old Summer time you need pack-away space and plenty of it.”

“Since men are old offenders in the matter of bare-handedness let us put forth our best efforts in May to keep them gloved as far into the Summer season as possible.”

“Several years ago starlings took over the residential sections for their nightly roostings during the Summer months.”

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