noun

summer

summer

We go to the beach in the summer.

We go to the beach in the summer.

She spent a summer in Italy.

She spent a summer in Italy.

in (the) summer during the summer season We go to the beach in the summer.

Synonyms: none; Antonyms: winter

From Old English 'sumor', from a Proto-Germanic origin. Cognate with German 'Sommer'.

Think of the 'sun' being at its highest and warmest during the 'summer'.

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