Summer is the season between spring and autumn when the weather is usually warm or hot.
In summer I like to go sailing in Long Island.
I escaped the heatwave in London earlier this summer and flew to Cork.
It was a perfect summer's day.
...in the summer of 1987.
...the summer holidays.
He used to spend childhood summers with his grandparents.
2. See also high summer, Indian summer
summer in British English1
(ˈsʌmə)
noun
1. (sometimes capital)
a.
the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn, astronomically from the June solstice to the September equinox in the N hemisphere and at the opposite time of year in the S hemisphere
b.
(as modifier)
summer flowers
a summer dress
▶ Related adjective: aestival
2.
the period of hot weather associated with the summer
3.
a time of blossoming, greatest happiness, etc
4. mainly poetic
a year represented by this season
a child of nine summers
verb
5. (intransitive)
to spend the summer (at a place)
6. (transitive)
to keep or feed (farm animals) during the summer
they summered their cattle on the mountain slopes
Derived forms
summerless (ˈsummerless)
adjective
summer-like (ˈsummer-ˌlike)
adjective
summerly (ˈsummerly)
adjective, adverb
summery (ˈsummery)
adjective
summeriness (ˈsummeriness)
noun
Word origin
Old English sumor; related to Old Frisian sumur, Old Norse sumar, Old High German sumar, Sanskrit samā season
summer in British English2
(ˈsʌmə)
noun
1. Also called: summer tree
a large horizontal beam or girder, esp one that supports floor joists
2. another name for lintel
3.
a stone on the top of a column, pier, or wall that supports an arch or lintel
Word origin
C14: from Anglo-Norman somer, from Old French somier beam, packhorse, from Late Latin sagmārius (equus) pack(horse), from sagma a packsaddle, from Greek
summer in American English1
(ˈsʌmər)
noun
1.
the warmest season of the year: in the North Temperate Zone, generally regarded as including the months of June, July, and August: in the astronomical year, that period between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox
2.
a year as reckoned by this season
a youth of sixteen summers
3.
any period of growth, development, fulfillment, perfection, etc.
adjective
4.
of or typical of summer
5.
designed for or taking place during summer
summer activities
verb intransitive
6.
to pass the summer
verb transitive
7.
to keep, feed, or maintain during the summer
Word origin
ME sumer < OE sumor, akin to Ger sommer < IE base *sem-, summertime > Sans sámā, half year, season
summer in American English2
(ˈsʌmər)
noun
1.
a large, horizontal, supporting beam or girder
2.
lintel
3.
the capstone of a column supporting an arch or lintel
Word origin
ME < OFr somier, pack horse < LL sagmarius, pack horse < sagma, pack saddle < Gr < base of sattein, to stuff
More idioms containing
summer
an Indian summer
one swallow doesn't make a summer
Examples of 'summer' in a sentence
summer
The final match schedule will be compiled by early summer.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The situation appeared to disappear and there were no cases in the spring and summer months.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This is a pattern all too familiar from other soggy summers in recent years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Sales for the upcoming summer season are up nine per cent on the same time last year.
The Sun (2013)
On a sunny summer day one can be overwhelmed by the abundance of the wildlife.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The impact of school disruption emerged as two teaching unions called for action this summer and autumn.
The Sun (2012)
The tropics are shaded in winter and the summer hemisphere is lit up at night.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He won three times last summer and has been running in much better races than this.
The Sun (2013)
This summer is going to be our most challenging tour.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They spend the summer grazing before being brought down to be sold over the next few months.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was one of the best summers of my childhood.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is expected to put the regulations into operation early next summer.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The first big accident was the surge in oil and food prices in spring and early summer.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
My best moment was waking up on the day of the summer solstice last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Close your eyes and imagine the perfect summer day out.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
One might expect a bottom by summer or autumn.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Now faces an anxious wait for his place in the summer but the lack of alternatives may play in his favour.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Eating outdoors is one of the best ways to spend a hot summer's day.
The Sun (2011)
The deal could become permanent for 8 million next summer.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Are the geeks going to ruin a highlight of the English summer season?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Come the first Test of next summer and maybe that is where you will find him.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
May half-term will be cheaper than a week in high summer and hot enough if you head south.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Word lists with
summer
architectural features, season
In other languages
summer
British English: summer /ˈsʌmə/ NOUN
Summer is the season between spring and autumn. In summer the weather is usually warm or hot.
The beach gets a bit crowded with tourists in summer.
American English: summer
Arabic: الصَّيْف
Brazilian Portuguese: verão
Chinese: 夏天
Croatian: ljeto
Czech: léto
Danish: sommer
Dutch: zomer
European Spanish: verano
Finnish: kesä
French: été
German: Sommer
Greek: καλοκαίρι
Italian: estate
Japanese: 夏
Korean: 여름
Norwegian: sommer
Polish: lato
European Portuguese: verão
Romanian: vară
Russian: лето
Latin American Spanish: verano
Swedish: sommar
Thai: ฤดูร้อน
Turkish: yaz mevsim
Ukrainian: літо
Vietnamese: mùa hè
All related terms of 'summer'
high summer
High summer is the middle of summer.
summer camp
In the United States , a summer camp is a place in the country where parents can pay to send their children during the school summer holidays . The children staying there can take part in many outdoor and social activities.
summer hols
Some people refer to their holidays as their hols .
summer job
a job that a student does in the summer vacation
summer-long
lasting all summer
summer term
the period in a school or university between the Easter and summer vacation
summer time
Summer time is the period of time during which the summer lasts .
summer tree
a large horizontal beam or girder , esp one that supports floor joists
Indian summer
You can refer to a period of unusually warm and sunny weather during the autumn as an Indian summer .
summer house
A summer house is a small building in a garden. It contains seats , and people can sit there in the summer.
summer recess
A recess is a break between the periods of work of an official body such as a committee , a court of law, or a government.
summer resort
a place that many people visit for holidays in summer
summer school
A summer school is an educational course on a particular subject that is run during the summer. The students usually stay at the place where the summer school is being held.
summer sores
a condition of horses in which itchy lesions are caused by infestation of wounds with Habronema larvae from flies
summer squash
a squash that is eaten before the seeds and skin have hardened
summer stock
the production of plays, musical comedy , etc, during the summer , esp. in a suburban or resort area, often by a repertory company
summer clothes
light clothes which are suitable for summer
summer cypress
an annual plant ( Kochia scoparia ) of the goosefoot family, cultivated for its brilliant red or purplish fall foliage
summer holidays
the time when children do not go to school in the summer
summer kitchen
an extra kitchen , usually detached from a house, for use in warm weather
summer pudding
a pudding made by filling a bread-lined basin with a purée of fruit, leaving it to soak , and then turning it out
summer sausage
a type of hard, dried and smoked sausage that does not spoil easily
summer schedule
A schedule is a plan that gives a list of events or tasks and the times at which each one should happen or be done.
summer solstice
the time at which the sun is at its northernmost point in the sky ( southernmost point in the S hemisphere ), appearing at noon at its highest altitude above the horizon . It occurs about June 21 ( December 22 in the S hemisphere)
summer theater
a theater that puts on plays or musicals during the summer
summer triangle
a group of three first-magnitude stars (Deneb, Vega , and Altair ) visible during the summer in the N skies
summer visitor
a person, animal or bird who come to a place in summer
summer weather
The weather is the condition of the atmosphere in one area at a particular time, for example if it is raining , hot, or windy .
summer wedding
A wedding is a marriage ceremony and the party or special meal that often takes place after the ceremony.
snow-in-summer
a caryophyllaceous plant, Cerastium tomentosum, of SE Europe and Asia , having white flowers and downy stems and leaves: cultivated as a rock plant
summer internship
An internship is the position held by an intern , or the period of time when someone is an intern.
summer lightning
distant sheet lightning without audible thunder , which typically occurs on a summer evening
summer snowflake
star-of-Bethlehem
an Indian summer
a period of great success late in your life or career , often after a period of not being successful
British Summer Time
British Summer Time is a period in the spring and summer during which the clocks are put forward , so that people can have an extra hour of daylight in the evening.
Saint Luke's summer
a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn
Saint Martin's summer
a period of unusually warm weather in the late autumn , esp early November
Eastern European Summer Time
a summer time used by some countries in Eastern Europe, such as Finland , Romania , etc and also some countries of the Middle East and North Africa
one swallow doesn't make a summer
said to mean that, although something good has happened , the situation may not continue to be good, and you cannot rely on it
kochia
any plant of the widely distributed annual genus Kochia, esp K . Scoparia trichophila, grown for its foliage , which turns dark red in the late summer : family Chenopodiaceae
Chinese translation of 'summer'
summer
(ˈsʌməʳ)
n(c/u)
夏季 (xiàjì) (个(個), gè)
cpd
[dress, weather, sunshine]夏季 (xiàjì)
in (the) summer在夏季 (zài xiàjì)
All related terms of 'summer'
in spring/summer
在春天/夏天 zài chūntiān/xiàtiān
winter and summer alike
无(無)论(論)冬夏 wúlùn dōng xià
at the height of the summer
在盛夏之际(際) zài shèngxià zhī jì
the school/summer/Christmas holidays
( Brit : Scol ) 学(學)校/暑/圣(聖)诞(誕)假期 xuéxiào/shǔ/Shèngdàn jiàqī
BST
British Summer Time 英国(國)夏令时(時) Yīngguó Xiàlìngshí