weathered

UK: /ˈwɛðə^rd/ US: (weᵺ′ərd)

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weath•ered  (weᵺ′ərd), adj. 

1. seasoned or otherwise affected by exposure to the weather.
2. Building, Furniture (of wood) artificially treated to seem discolored or stained by the action of air, rain, etc.
3. Geology, Rocks (of rocks) worn, disintegrated, or changed in color or composition by weathering.
4. Architecture, Building made sloping or inclined, as a window sill, to prevent the lodgment of water.

• weather + -ed² 1780–90

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weathered / ˈwɛðəd/ adjective

1. affected by exposure to the action of the weather
2. (of rocks and rock formations) eroded, decomposed, or otherwise altered by the action of water, wind, frost, heat, etc
3. (of a sill, roof, etc) having a sloped surface so as to allow rainwater to run off

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weath•er /ˈwɛðɚ/   n. 

[uncountable]
1. Meteorology the state or condition of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, moisture, etc.

v. 

2. to (cause to) be exposed to or affected by exposure to the weather: [~ + object]
   to weather lumber so that it dries out.
   [no object]
   The rock weathered through the centuries.
3. to come safely through:
   [~ + object* often: ~ + through] to weather a storm; weathered through a difficult time.

Idioms

4. Idioms under the weather:
   • somewhat ill.
   • drunk.

weath•ered, adj. 

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weath•er  (weᵺ′ər), n. 

1. Meteorology the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
2. Meteorology a strong wind or storm or strong winds and storms collectively:
   We've had some real weather this spring.
3. Meteorology a weathercast:
   The radio announcer will read the weather right after the commercial.
4. Usually, weathers. changes or vicissitudes in one's lot or fortunes:
   She remained a good friend in all weathers.
5. under the weather, [Informal.]
   • somewhat indisposed;
     ailing;
     ill.
   • suffering from a hangover.
   • more or less drunk:
     Many fatal accidents are caused by drivers who are under the weather.

v.t. 

6. to expose to the weather;
   dry, season, or otherwise affect by exposure to the air or atmosphere:
   to weather lumber before marketing it.
7. to discolor, disintegrate, or affect injuriously, as by the effects of weather:
   These crumbling stones have been weathered by the centuries.
8. to bear up against and come safely through (a storm, danger, trouble, etc.):
   to weather a severe illness.
9. Nautical (of a ship, mariner, etc.) to pass or sail to the windward of:
   to weather a cape.
10. Architecture to cause to slope, so as to shed water.

v.i. 

11. to undergo change, esp. discoloration or disintegration, as the result of exposure to atmospheric conditions.
12. to endure or resist exposure to the weather:
    a coat that weathers well.
13. to go or come safely through a storm, danger, trouble, etc. (usually fol. by through):
    It was a difficult time for her, but she weathered through beautifully.

• bef. 900; Middle English (noun, nominal), Old English weder; cognate with Dutch weder, German Wetter, Old Norse vethr

weath′er•er, n. 

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weather / ˈwɛðə/ noun

1. the day-to-day meteorological conditions, esp temperature, cloudiness, and rainfall, affecting a specific place
   Compare climate1
2. (modifier) relating to the forecasting of weather: a weather ship
3. make heavy weather ⇒ (of a vessel) to roll and pitch in heavy seas
4. (followed by of) to carry out with great difficulty or unnecessarily great effort
5. under the weather ⇒ not in good health

adjective

1. (prenominal) on or at the side or part towards the wind; windward: the weather anchor
   Compare lee4

verb

1. to expose or be exposed to the action of the weather
2. to undergo or cause to undergo changes, such as discoloration, due to the action of the weather
3. (intransitive) to withstand the action of the weather
4. when intr, followed by through: to endure (a crisis, danger, etc)
5. (transitive) to slope (a surface, such as a roof, sill, etc) so as to throw rainwater clear
6. (transitive) to sail to the windward of: to weather a point

Etymology: Old English weder; related to Old Saxon wedar, Old High German wetar, Old Norse vethr

ˈweatherer noun