weather (ˈwɛðə
)
Definitions
noun
- the day-to-day meteorological conditions, esp temperature, cloudiness, and rainfall, affecting a specific place Compare climate (sense 1)
- (modifier) relating to the forecasting of weather ⇒
a weather ship
- a prevailing state or condition
- See make heavy weather
- See under the weather
adjective
- (prenominal) on or at the side or part towards the wind; windward ⇒
the weather anchor
Compare lee (sense 4)
verb
- to expose or be exposed to the action of the weather
- to undergo or cause to undergo changes, such as discoloration, due to the action of the weather
- (intr) to withstand the action of the weather
- intr, foll by through to endure (a crisis, danger, etc)
- (tr) to slope (a surface, such as a roof, sill, etc) so as to throw rainwater clear
- (tr) to sail to the windward of ⇒
to weather a point
Alternative Forms
ˌweatheraˈbility noun ˈweatherer nounWord Origin
Old English weder; related to Old Saxon wedar, Old High German wetar, Old Norse vethrSynonyms
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withstand,
stand,
suffer,
survive,
overcome,
resist,
brave,
endure,
come through,
get through,
rise above,
live through,
ride out,
make it through
surmount,
pull through,
stick it out bear up against
Quotations
"Summer has set in with its usual severity"
"'Tis the hard grey weatherBreeds hard English men"
"weather: the climate of an hour"
"Red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning"
Translations
- British English:
weather
The weather is the condition of the atmosphere in an area at a particular time, for example, if it is raining, hot, or windy.The weather was bad.ˈwɛðə NOUN The weather was bad.
- Spanish:
tiempo
nm
- French:
temps
nm
- German:
Wetter
nnt Wetter
- Chinese: 天气 n
- Arabic: طَقْس n
- Portuguese: tempo nm
- Russian: погода nf
- Croatian: vrijeme nnt
- Czech: počasí nnt
- Danish: vejr nnt
- Dutch: weer nnt
- Finnish: sää n
- Greek: καιρός nm
- Italian: tempo nm
- Japanese: 天気 n
- Korean: 날씨 n
- Norwegian: vær nnt
- Polish: pogoda nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: tempo nm
- European Spanish:
tiempo
nm
- Swedish: väder nnt
- Thai: อากาศ n
- Turkish: hava n
- Vietnamese: thời tiết n
Usage examples
Once hatched, they could dig up worms for the chicks and nurse them through the bitter weather.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Many farmers in Britain have had the most disastrous of weather.
Country Life (2004)Seve proved to be a very exciting host to watch both as player and captain, despite the nasty weather.
Irish Times (2002)The warmth of the welcome, not to mention the weather , ensures that one will be hurrying back at the earliest opportunity.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Three times a day, prior to each sked, the radio room received a weather forecast specially compiled for the Sydney to Hobart.
, FATAL STORM (2001)