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How to pronounce summer
Say it like this: /ˈsʌmɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does summer mean?
nounOne of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning either t
“the heat of summer”
year; used to give the age of a person, usually a young one.
“He was barely eighteen summers old.”
Most flourishing, happy, or beautiful period; golden age, prime.
“O! craving heart, for the lost flowers And sunshine of my summer hours!”
verbTo spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday.
“She had summered in England and France and Germany and Switzerland. She had wintered in Italy and Egypt and India and Spain.”
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