month
noun /mʌnθ/
/mʌnθ/
Idioms - [countable] any of the twelve periods of time into which the year is divided, for example May or June
- 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.
- a/per month 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 ExamplesTopics Timea1- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- past
- preceding
- …
- spend
- take
- wait
- …
- elapse
- go by
- pass
- …
- by the month
- during a/the month of
- in a/the month of
- …
- the months leading up to something
- time of the month
- [countable] a period of about 30 days, for example, 3 June to 3 July
- 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 ExamplesTopics Timea1- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- past
- preceding
- …
- spend
- take
- wait
- …
- elapse
- go by
- pass
- …
- by the month
- during a/the month of
- in a/the month of
- …
- the months leading up to something
- time of the month
- months[plural] 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.
- for months It hasn't rained for months.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- last
- past
- preceding
- …
- spend
- take
- wait
- …
- elapse
- go by
- pass
- …
- by the month
- during a/the month of
- in a/the month of
- …
- the months leading up to something
- time of the month
Word OriginOld English mōnath, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maand and German Monat, also to moon.
Idioms
flavour of the month
- 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.
(in) a month of Sundays
- (informal) 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.