Definitions for SUMMER
ˈsʌm ərsum·mer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. summer, summertimenoun

   the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

   "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"

2. summerverb

   the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty

   "the golden summer of his life"

3. summerverb

   spend the summer

   "We summered in Kashmir"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. summernoun

   A person who sums.

2. Summernoun

   of modern usage, for a girl born in summer.

3. Etymology: From somer, sumer, from sumor, from sumaraz, from sam-. Cognate with somer, sumer, simer, simmer, sumer, zomer, sommer, Sommer, sommar, sumar, haf, ամ, ամառ,.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SUMMERnoun

   Etymology: sumer , Saxon; somer, Dutch.

   1. The season in which the sun arrives at the hither solstice.

   Sometimes hath the brightest day a cloud;
   And, after Summer, evermore succeeds
   The barren Winter with his nipping cold. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   Can’t such things be,
   And overcome us like a Summer ’s cloud,
   Without our special wonder? William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of Summer fruits. 2 Sa. xvi.

   He was sitting in a Summer parlour. Judg. iii. 20.

   In all the liveries deck’d of Summer ’s pride. John Milton.

   They marl and sow it with wheat, giving it a Summer fallowing first, and next year sow it with pease. John Mortimer.

   Dry weather is best for most Summer corn. John Mortimer.

   The dazzling roofs,
   Resplendent as the blaze of Summer noon,
   Or the pale radiance of the midnight moon. Alexander Pope.

   Child of the sun,
   See sultry Summer comes. James Thomson, Summer.

   2. [Trabs summaria.]The principal beam of a floor.

   Oak, and the like true hearty timber, may be better trusted in cross and transverse works for summers, or girders, or binding beams. Henry Wotton.

   Then enter’d sin, and with that sycamore,
   Whose leaves first shelter’d man from drought and dew,
   Working and winding slily evermore,
   The inward walls and summers cleft and tore;
   But grace shor’d these, and cut that as it grew. George Herbert.

2. To Summerverb

   To keep warm.

   Maids well summer’d, and warm kept, are like flies at Bartholomew-tide, blind, though they have their eyes. William Shakespeare.

3. To Summerverb

   To pass the Summer.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts shall winter upon them. Is. xviii. 6.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Summer

   Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, falling after spring and before autumn. At or around the summer solstice (about 3 days before Midsummer Day), the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The date of the beginning of summer varies according to climate, tradition, and culture. When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Summer

   one who sums; one who casts up an account

2. Summernoun

   a large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns, piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically: (a) The lintel of a door or window. (b) The commencement of a cross vault. (c) A central floor timber, as a girder, or a piece reaching from a wall to a girder. Called also summertree

3. Summernoun

   the season of the year in which the sun shines most directly upon any region; the warmest period of the year

4. Summerverb

   to pass the summer; to spend the warm season; as, to summer in Switzerland

5. Summerverb

   to keep or carry through the summer; to feed during the summer; as, to summer stock

6. Etymology: [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. & Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr. sam year. 292.]

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Summer

   Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The date of the beginning of summer varies according to climate, culture, and tradition, but when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Summer

   sum′ėr, n. the second and warmest season of the year—June, July, August.—v.i. to pass the summer.—v.t. to keep through the summer.—adj. Summ′er-dried, dried by the heat of summer.—n. Summ′er-duck, a beautiful North American duck.—adj. Summ′er-fall′ow, lying fallow during the summer.—ns. Summ′er-house, a house in a garden used in summer: a summer residence; Summ′ering, a kind of early apple.—adv. Summ′er-like.—adj. Summ′erly, warm and bright like summer.—ns. Summ′er-shine, the summer colour of a bird, insect, &c.; Summ′er-tide, Summ′er-time, the summer season.—adj. Summ′ery, like summer.—Indian summer (see Indian); St Luke's, St Martin's, summer (see Saint). [A.S. sumer, sumor; Dut. zomer, Ger. sommer.]

2. Summer

   sum′ėr, n. the first stone laid over columns or pilasters to form a cross vault: the central beam of a floor which receives the joists: any large piece of timber supported on two strong piers or posts, and serving as a lintel to a door, window, &c.; (obs.) a pack-horse, a sumpter-horse. [Sumpter.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SUMMER

   An oppressive and expensive season invented by rural cottage and hotel owners, railroad and steamboat companies and the Iceman.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. summer

   A season on planet earth.

   Summer months are wonderful, thd days feel longer and so does time.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 28, 2020  

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   summer

   In the northern hemisphere is the months of june, july and august.

   Summer in the northern hemisphere is moderate temperatures.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

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   summer

   In the southern hemisphere it is the months of december, january and february.

   Summer in Australia starts in December.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SUMMER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Summer is ranked #11355 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Summer surname appeared 2,778 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Summer.
   
   86% or 2,389 total occurrences were White.
   8.1% or 227 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 57 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 54 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.3% or 36 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Spend

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SUMMER' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #878

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SUMMER' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1082

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SUMMER' in Nouns Frequency: #382

How to pronounce SUMMER?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SUMMER in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SUMMER in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SUMMER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of SUMMER in a Sentence

1. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak:

   A discount is possible under the contract as well - no separate (summer) packages are needed if Ukraine and Russia reach an agreement. Take-or-pay (suspension)... is also possible, it depends on the talks between companies.

2. Mitchell Moss:

   Some of them are kids who are going home to be with their parents or they're students and a lot of people who can work remotely, others are families who have left the city for summer rentals... in the Hudson Valley or Pennsylvania, as well as the normal set of people who go to the Hamptons. The difference is, they went to the Hamptons in March and they haven't come back.

3. William Carlos Williams:

   In summer, the song sings itself.

4. Jake Olson:

   They really did not take me too seriously, especially at first because I did not know how to long snap, one coach, however, really did take me seriously, and he practiced with me every day that summer. ... When I came back in August and showed the team and the coaches what I could do that's when they realized, 'OK, this kid is for real ... this kid could actually be a valuable asset to us.'.

5. Dan Petersen:

   Anyone outside in locations with expanded areas of heat is going to have to take precautions, this is the peak of summer – the hottest time of the year.

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