weather

weather
I UK [ˈweðə(r)] / US [ˈweðər] noun [uncountable] ***
the conditions that exist in the atmosphere relating to temperature, precipitation (= rain, snow, hail), and other features

Unsettled weather will continue through the weekend.

We couldn't paint the outside because of the weather.

good/bad/hot/cold/wet/dry etc weather:

He walked for five miles in bad weather.

a) the weather a report on the weather in a newspaper or on television

The weather follows the news.

b) [only before noun] giving information about the weather

a weather map/report

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Collocations:
Adjectives frequently used with weather
▪  adverse, appalling, atrocious, bad, cold, cold, dry, fine, foul, good, hot, lovely, mild, severe, unsettled, warm, wet

in all weather(s) — even when it is raining, snowing etc

He goes out jogging in all weathers.

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II UK [ˈweðə(r)] / US [ˈweðər] verb
Word forms "weather":
present tense I/you/we/they weather he/she/it weathers present participle weathering past tense weathered past participle weathered
1) [intransitive/transitive] if something weathers or is weathered, its appearance changes because of the effects of wind, rain etc

The stone weathers to a beautiful pale gold.

Wind and sun had weathered his face.

2) [transitive] to manage a difficult experience without being seriously harmed

He has weathered two corruption scandals already.

weather the storm (= come through a time of great difficulty):

An improvement in the economy is helping us weather the storm.


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  • Weather — Weath er, a. (Naut.) Being toward the wind, or windward opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc. [1913 Webster] {Weather gauge}. (a) (Naut.) The position of a ship to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Weather — Weath er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weathering}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air. [1913 Webster] [An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the air To weather his broad… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weather — [weth′ər] n. [ME weder < OE, akin to ON vethr, Ger wetter < IE base * we , * awe , to blow > WIND2, OSlav vedro, fair weather] 1. the general condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place, with regard to the temperature,… …   English World dictionary

  • weather — (n.) O.E. weder, from P.Gmc. *wedran (Cf. O.S. wedar, O.N. veðr, O.Fris., M.Du., Du. weder, O.H.G. wetar, Ger. Wetter storm, wind, weather ), from PIE *we dhro , weather, from root *we to blow (see WIND (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

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  • weather — weath‧er [ˈweDə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] if a company, business etc weathers a difficult situation, it manages to come through it safely: • Small businesses were less able to weather the recession. • The company has weathered the slump better than …   Financial and business terms

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  • Weather — Weath er, v. i. To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather. [1913 Webster] The organisms . . . seem… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weather — [n] atmospheric conditions climate, clime, elements; concepts 522,524 weather [v] endure acclimate, bear the brunt of*, bear up against*, become toughened, brave, come through, expose, get through, grow hardened, grow strong, harden, make it,… …   New thesaurus

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