FebruaryFeb‧ru‧a‧ry /ˈfebruəri, ˈfebjʊri $ ˈfebjueri/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable, uncountable] (written abbreviation Feb.) 
Mum died last February.in February We can do it in February.on February 6th She was allowed home on February 6th.on 6th February British English Francis was born on 6th February 1928.February 6 American English I finally arrived February 6.
WORD ORIGINFebruary
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin Februarius, from Februa, Roman religious ceremony in February to make things pureEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Eric's new job starts on February 4.
- But after February, which got off to a rousing start this weekend, the playoffs may be mathematically impossible.
- He was seized on January 17, and by February 6 was in Moscow as a prisoner of war.
- In February 1994, the investigation was broadened to other Symington business deals.
- In February 1995, the funds were selling at 11 percent discounts to their NAVs.
- Jim Ross was on the scene very late in the day, arriving in February 1970.
- Kyle was suspended with pay in February as part of the VitaPro contract investigation.
- Since February, the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond has risen to nearly 7 percent from less than 6 percent.
- The progressive February 1999 National Working People's convention resolutions were all but forgotten.
WORD SETS
AD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Mum died last February.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
the second month of the year, between January and Marchnext/last February Mum died last February.· About 300 voters determine horse of the year, and that outcome will be announced in early February.· Mr Daniel, 49 years old, will begin in early February and will succeed Timothy Yates.· He too was beaten up before being transferred somewhere else in early February.· In early February, 13, 000 copies were stolen over a period of three weeks.· Daniel will move into the new job in early February, as Yates stays to help with the transition.· Sherrod has been held at the Lake jail since early February.
· Microsoft will respond in turn by the end of the month, and oral arguments will be heard in late February.· John Calipari kept Massachusetts unbeaten into late February.· I first set foot on Bikini in late February 1997 with a group of more than 80 Bikinians.· Bill Noyes witnessed a sapper at-tack in late February against the perimeter held by his mechanized unit.· Final profit figures are expected to be published in late February.· Officials at the Texas Employment Commission say they have enough money in the pipeline to last through mid-to late February.· By late February the study had been completed and a tentative plan worked out.
NOUN· Unleaded gasoline for February delivery fell 1. 83 cents to 58. 65 cents a gallon.
· Also in the February issue, readers have the chance to win a makeover with the new Molton Brown Colour makeup range.· The February issue is easily its best in years.· Read the February issue of eve to find out, and discuss whether serial killers are born that way below.· This is based on an essay in the January / February issue of Foreign Affairs.· See the February issue for Doron's story and the truth about buying babies.· In 1882 a reaction against Muybridgitis appeared in the February issue of the Gazette des Beaux-Arts.· Read more in the February issue of eve on sale now or click reply below to join in the discussion.· The February issue of eve took eight stories from the papers and tested whether they were fit to be published.
VERB· The group, which began its uprising in February 1996, has links with other revolutionary groups.· Mr Daniel, 49 years old, will begin in early February and will succeed Timothy Yates.· Design work began in February, with heavy construction getting under way later this year.· MarcelIa began attending Hunter in February 1989 and was quickly tapped for the Honors Program.· The column series began on February 13, 1950.
· Although Neel died last February, many of his associates, including authors of classic anthropology texts, are still alive.· Mayer himself had died in February, at thirty-nine, the victim of a virulent infection.
· Alan Travis adds: Official asylum figures for February fell to 5,520, the lowest monthly total for nearly two years.· Unleaded gasoline for February delivery fell 1. 83 cents to 58. 65 cents a gallon.
· The first issue of the journal was published in February 1999 and subsequent issues will be published bimonthly thereafter.· Statistics for 1995 will be published in February, and Dallas-based Southwest hopes to rank highly once again.· Final profit figures are expected to be published in late February.· The Weekly will publish a complete program February 20.
· The March contract, which replaces the February contract today, rose 50 cents to close at Dollars 26.06.
· The exhibit runs through February 9.· The free event, at 1: 30 and 3 p.m. every Thursday, runs through February 8.· The show, which opens today, runs through February 15.· The exhibit runs through February 16 at the center, south of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway, east of Park Avenue.
· At the time of writing, in February 1962, a number of requests for entry were under negotiation.
Mum died last February.in February We can do it in February.on February 6th She was allowed home on February 6th.on 6th February British English Francis was born on 6th February 1928.February 6 American English I finally arrived February 6.