summer

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌmər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsʌmɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sum′ər)

Collocations for "summer"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "summer" in context.

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summer

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. has been a [boiling, baking, hot, warm, cool, cold] summer
  2. was a [long, short, quick] summer
  3. had a [pleasant, nice, fantastic, great, boring, horrible]
  4. [each, every] summer (when we were children)
  5. the [plant, flower, fruit] grows in the summer
  6. we would [meet, play, write] each summer
  7. what did you do [over, in, during] the summer?
  8. where did you go [over, for] the summer?
  9. millions of tourists [come, visit] in the summer
  10. am going to [work, study, travel] this summer
  11. am going to [camp, a farm, Europe] this summer
  12. spent the summer in [the mountains, Ireland, peace]
  13. this summer is [cooler, hotter] than [usual, last]
  14. [she, the actress] is in the summer of her life
n as adj
  1. summer [sports, activities, sale, house, cabin]
  2. the summer [session, term, semester]
  3. summer [sunshine, weather, clothes]
  4. a summer [rental, romance, dress, blockbuster]
  5. [have, am looking for] a summer job
  6. am going to summer camp (this year)
  7. (can't wait) for summer [break, vacation]
  8. where are you going for summer [break]?
  9. [going to, teaching at] (a) summer school
  10. [looking, recommendations] for good summer reading
  11. [in, soak up] the summer sun
  12. in the summer heat
  13. a [warm, cool, light, gentle, refreshing] summer breeze
  14. it is summer time again
  15. [love, in the] summer time
v
  1. summer in [France]
  2. summer at our [cabin, cottage]
  3. summering with [the family, her in laws]
'summer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
August - Canada - Europe - Friday - Greece - July - June - Morocco - Paris - Saturday - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Thursday - afternoon - ale - apartment - assault - attire - availability - barbecue - bay - berry - bin - blanket - blockbuster - bloom - blossom - break - buy - calm - camp - camping - chilly - cinema - close - coast - coat - cooling - cottage - country - countryside - crowded - cruise - dad - damp - daze - diet - dog - dress

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