winter
Translation
winter
Examples
Winter is a cold season.
Winter is a cold season.
We go skiing in the winter.
We go skiing in the winter.
Grammar Patterns
in (the) winter during the winter season. We go skiing in the winter.
a/an ((adjective)) winter a winter described by an adjective. It was a very cold winter.
Similar Words
Synonyms: the cold season; Antonyms: summer
Etymology
From Old English 'winter', from Proto-Germanic *wintruz, possibly from a root meaning 'wet'.
Memory Tips
Think of the 'wind' that blows in 'winter'.