1
: the season between spring and autumn comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of June, July, and August or as reckoned astronomically extending from the June solstice to the September equinox
2
: the warmer half of the year
3
: year
a girl of seventeen summers
4
: a period of maturing powers
1
: of, relating to, or suitable for summer
summer vacation
a summer home
2
: sown in the spring and harvested in the same year as sown
summer wheat
compare winter
summered; summering
ˈsə-mə-riŋ 
ˈsəm-riŋ
: to pass the summer
: to keep or carry through the summer
especially
: to provide (cattle, sheep, etc.) with pasture during the summer
Examples of summer in a Sentence
Noun
What are your plans for this summer?
We visited them two summers ago.
the first day of summer
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Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
As fans know, Swift and Kelce, 35, have been dating since last summer and are frequently on hand to support one another at their respective events.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2023
Those beach days might be long behind us, but the supermodel is still making the most of her post-summer glow.
—Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 4 Nov. 2022
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
Now go and get shopping before they—and summer itself—set like the fading sun.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Over the summer, Allgaier and Pohlman settled into a groove, highlighted by a victory at Michigan.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
As fans know, Swift and Kelce, 35, have been dating since last summer and are frequently on hand to support one another at their respective events.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
The new allowances cut summer units from 10 to 8 and non-summer units from 6 to 5.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2023
Those beach days might be long behind us, but the supermodel is still making the most of her post-summer glow.
—Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 4 Nov. 2022
Verb
This American heiress summering in Cannes has just met Grant’s former cat burglar.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
Now go and get shopping before they—and summer itself—set like the fading sun.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Summer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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summer
1 of 3 noun
sum·mer
ˈsəm-ər
1
: the season between spring and autumn that usually includes the months of June, July, and August in the northern hemisphere
2
: the warmer half of the year
3
: one of the years of one's life
a child of eight summers
4
: a time of fulfillment
summer
2 of 3 adjective
: of or for the summer
summer flowers
a summer job
summer
3 of 3 verb
summered; summering
ˈsəm-(ə-)riŋ
1
: to pass the summer
2
: to keep or carry through the summer
especially
: to provide (as cattle or sheep) with pasture during the summer
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