the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
the period comprising the months of June, July, and August in the U.S., and from the middle of May to the middle of August in Great Britain.
a period of hot, usually sunny weather: We had no real summer last year.
the hotter half of the year (opposed to winter): They spend the summers in New Hampshire and the winters in Florida.
the period of finest development, perfection, or beauty previous to any decline: the summer of life.
a whole year as represented by this season: a girl of fifteen summers.
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of summer: Iced tea is a summer drink.
appropriate for or done during the summer: summer clothes; summer sports.
having the weather or warmth of summer: summer days in late October.
verb (used without object)
to spend or pass the summer: They summered in Maine.
verb (used with object)
to keep, feed, or manage during the summer: Sheep are summered in high pastures.
to make summerlike.
Origin of summer
1
before 900; Middle English sumer,Old English sumor; cognate with Dutch zomer,German Sommer,Old Norse sumar summer; akin to Sanskrit samā half-year, year, Old Irish sam-,Welsh haf summer
a principal beam or girder, as one running between girts to support joists.
a stone laid upon a pier, column, or wall, from which one or more arches spring: usually molded or otherwise treated like the arch or arches springing from it.
a beam or lintel.
Also Obsolete, som·er[suhm-er] /ˈsʌm ər/ for def. 1 .
Origin of summer
2
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English somer, from Anglo-French; Old French somier “packhorse, beam,” from unattested Vulgar Latin saumārius, equivalent to Latin sagm(a) “packsaddle” (from Greek ságma ) + -ārius noun suffix; see -ary, -er2
Our summers are longer which means that conditions are hotter, they’re drier, and that makes us more susceptible to wildfires.
“Unprecedented”: What’s behind the California, Oregon, and Washington wildfires|Umair Irfan|September 11, 2020|Vox
Nikola did not address Fortune’s questions about Hindenburg’s specific claims, including questions about whether the truck shown in the 2018 video was moving under its own power, or who Nikola’s battery development partners were by summer 2020.
New report claims widespread deception by Nikola Motor and founder Trevor Milton|dzanemorris|September 10, 2020|Fortune
Labor Day weekend, the last official weekend of summer, isn’t typically the biggest movie weekend of the year.
This is the most important movie weekend of the year|Alissa Wilkinson|September 4, 2020|Vox
U-pick typically accounts for 60 percent of business for the 28-year-old farm, and the summer high season has been going well.
Pick Your Poison|Nick Mancall-Bitel|September 3, 2020|Eater
In the summer of 2019, suppliers were preparing to make components for as many as 75 million handsets.
Apple is prepping 75 million 5G iPhones for later this year|radmarya|September 1, 2020|Fortune
Pitchfork called him a “a rap-obsessed misfit from a summer camp who freestyles poorly” who is “ridiculous without knowing it.”
The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’|Marlow Stern|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Miller traces his irreverent and subversive streak to a psychedelic experience during the particularly sweltering summer of 1991.
DJ Spooky Wants You To Question Everything You Know About Music, Technology, and Philosophy|Oliver Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What ritual did some celebrities start engaging in over the summer?
Michael Tomasky’s Year-End Quiz: Test Your 2014 News Knowledge|Michael Tomasky|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
BEIRUT—It is December, but Sabrine Omar is still wearing her summer clothes.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was a bridesmaid this summer for a couple that met at The Ball in 2011.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots|Emily Shire|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is a bird of passage, visiting its customary breeding places in the summer and wintering in southern Europe.
Natural History in Anecdote|Various
The summer that followed was cold and ungenial, with easterly winds, though fortunately it brightened up somewhat for the harvest.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies
In the summer of 1874 baby Theodore was born, and none from Fort Sully came to our annual meeting.
Mary and I|Stephen Return Riggs
This one lives in the eastern half of the country in summer, and goes far south for the winter.
Citizen Bird|Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues
During the summer months they should be protected from the direct rays of the sun, and kept well syringed.
Talks about Flowers.|M. D. Wellcome
British Dictionary definitions for summer (1 of 2)
summer1
/ (ˈsʌmə) /
noun
(sometimes capital)
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
(as modifier)summer flowers; a summer dress Related adjective: aestival
the period of hot weather associated with the summer
a time of blossoming, greatest happiness, etc
mainlypoetica year represented by this seasona child of nine summers
verb
(intr)to spend the summer (at a place)
(tr)to keep or feed (farm animals) during the summerthey summered their cattle on the mountain slopes
Old English sumor; related to Old Frisian sumur, Old Norse sumar, Old High German sumar, Sanskrit samā season
British Dictionary definitions for summer (2 of 2)
summer2
/ (ˈsʌmə) /
noun
Also called: summer treea large horizontal beam or girder, esp one that supports floor joists
another name for lintel
a stone on the top of a column, pier, or wall that supports an arch or lintel
Word Origin for summer
C14: from Anglo-Norman somer, from Old French somier beam, packhorse, from Late Latin sagmārius (equus) pack(horse), from sagma a packsaddle, from Greek
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