Astronomythe warm season between spring and autumn: [countable]We would meet every summer at her beach place.[uncountable]What will you do this summer?
the period of greatest development, perfection, etc.:[countable]the summer of life.
Astronomythe 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.
adj.
of, pertaining 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.
v.i.
to spend or pass the summer:They summered in Maine.
v.t.
Animal Husbandryto keep, feed, or manage during the summer:Sheep are summered in high pastures.
to make summerlike.
bef. 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
sum′mer•less, adj.
sum•mer2(sum′ər),USA pronunciationn.
Buildinga principal beam or girder, as one running between girts to support joists.
Buildinga 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.
Buildinga beam or lintel.
Greek ságma) + -ārius -ary; see -er2
Vulgar Latin *saumārius, equivalent. to Latin sagm(a) packsaddle (
(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(s): aestival
the period of hot weather associated with the summer
a time of blossoming, greatest happiness, etc
a year represented by this season: a child of nine summers
(intransitive)to spend the summer (at a place)
(transitive)to keep or feed (farm animals) during the summer: they summered their cattle on the mountain slopes
Etymology: Old English sumor; related to Old Frisian sumur, Old Norse sumar, Old High German sumar, Sanskrit samā seasonˈsummerly, ˈsummery
Etymology: 14th Century: 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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