summer

sum|mer¹ W1S1 [ˈsʌmə US -ər] n [U and C]

[: Old English; Origin: sumor]

1.) the time of the year when the sun is hottest and the days are longest, between spring and autumn

▪ the long hot summer of 1976

▪ The children play on the beach during the summer.

in (the) summer

▪ Miriam likes to relax in her garden in summer.

this/next/last summer

▪ We're going to Italy next summer.

▪ a hot summer's day

▪ a sunny summer afternoon

▪ a three week summer vacation

early/late summer

▪ The tourist season lasts through late summer.

▪ Parts of Spain are extremely hot in high summer (=the hottest part of summer) .

2.) 20/50 etc summers

literary 20, 50 etc years of age

▪ a child of eleven summers

→↑Indian summer

summer ²

summer² v [I]

to spend the summer in a particular place