The meaning of the word weather

We’ve all talked about the weather. It’s probably among the most common conversation topics of all time. Odds are, if you speak the English language, you have used the word weather. 

But there’s a bit more to this word than meets the eye, mostly in what it often gets confused with and how it gets misspelled. If you find yourself being confused with this word, let’s take it back to the basics and build from there.

Today’s word of the day is weather. By the end of this short guide, you’ll have a solid understanding of the word weather, its definitions, its etymology, and how to use it. Let’s get started. 

What Is the Meaning of the Word Weather?

The word weather has a pretty simple meaning. But it’s actually one of those words that are so foundational that it is somewhat difficult to define. But here’s a definition of the word weather: 

  • A combination of atmospheric conditions, such as movement, humidity, water condensation, etc. that create various events in the atmosphere, such as precipitation, cloudiness, humidity, temperature fluctuations, and more. Typically referring to the atmospheric conditions of a specific regional area. 

In short, the weather is the state of the atmosphere at a particular time in a given region or area. The weather could be a thunderstorm or a bright and sunny day. It could be cold weather, bad weather, heat waves, or high winds. 

The word weather has been foundational throughout language for millennia. There has never been a time when human beings didn’t need to know what the weather was doing, so this word has always been around in some form or another. 

The study of weather is called meteorology, in which scientists study conditions of the atmosphere weather patterns in order to predict the weather conditions of a place over a period of time. This prediction is called the weather forecast. 

Common Collocations

With such an important word, there are bound to be several collocations and idioms associated with it. A collocation is a common pairing of two words that occurs more than just by coincidence, so essentially, it’s a short, two-word common saying. Here is a list of some collocations for the word weather: 

  • Good weather
  • Bad weather
  • Heavy weather
  • Fair weather
  • Weather service
  • Hot weather
  • Cold weather
  • Warm Weather
  • Weather events

Common Misunderstandings

Many people often get confused about the spelling of the word weather. It is pronounced the exact same as another English word: whether. The word whether is a conjunction that is used to convey a choice, a doubt, or multiple outcomes in a situation. 

These words are homophones, meaning that they sound the exact same or close to the exact same but carry two different meanings. Be on the lookout for misspellings of the word weather, so you don’t get confused or confuse others. 

Where Did the Word Weather Come From?

To help bring more clarity to the definition of weather, let’s look at the history of how it came to be or its etymology.

The word weather actually comes from the ancient Germanic family of languages, so it has been around for far too long to even know the exact origin. That ancient Germanic language evolved into several different languages, including Old English, Dutch, and German, over the millennia. 

We see a similar root and spelling for the same word in all three of these languages. There was the Old English weder, the Dutch weer, and the German wetter.  

During the transition of Old English to what we have now (a period called Middle English), the spelling changed slightly to the word we have now: weather. 

Now, there are several phrases and idioms in the English language that use the word out of context, such as the phrases “under the weather,” “to weather (meaning to bear or deal with successfully),” and “weathered (meaning to become worn over time).” 

What Are Some Examples of the Word Weather in a Sentence?

Seeing a word in context can help bring more clarity to its definition and how you can use it in your own life. Here are some example sentences that use weather:

  • With Hurricane Ida drawing close to the coast, we’re already starting to see the strong winds and extreme weather affect the communities here. 
  • I didn’t check the weather report for today, otherwise I would have brought my rain jacket. 
  • The weather report said the snowfall would start at around 10:00 AM, and the heavy winds would pick up at about 1:00 in the afternoon. 
  • If the weather looks good, we should go out for a picnic in the park this weekend. 
  • Once the weather starts to change each season, my allergies really act up, making me sick with hay fever for a week or more.
  • I don’t know if I will be able to go out tonight. I’m feeling a bit under the weather. 
  • I don’t know how we did it, but our family weathered the recession, and we made it out okay. 
  • His beautiful sunburst guitar was perfectly weathered from years and years of touring around the world. 

What Are the Synonyms of the Word Weather?

Here are some synonyms of the word weather that you might find in a thesaurus:

  • Climate
  • Elements 
  • Get through
  • Overcome
  • Ride out
  • Withstand
  • Worn
  • Hardened
  • Aged
  • Battered

What Are Antonyms of the Word Weather?

Here are some antonyms for the word weather:

  • Give in 
  • Yield
  • Surrender
  • Pristine
  • New

The Word Weather

Now you know everything you need to know about the word weather, its definition, its history, and how to use it. Use it confidently in your writing and your conversation. And if you need a refresher on this word, come back to this article for the information you need.

Sources

WEATHER | Cambridge English Dictionary 

WEATHER | Meaning & Definition for UK English | Lexico

What Does Under the Weather Mean? | Writing Explained 

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Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.[1] On Earth, most weather phenomena occur in the lowest layer of the planet’s atmosphere, the troposphere,[2][3] just below the stratosphere. Weather refers to day-to-day temperature, precipitation, and other atmospheric conditions, whereas climate is the term for the averaging of atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time.[4] When used without qualification, «weather» is generally understood to mean the weather of Earth.

Weather is driven by air pressure, temperature, and moisture differences between one place and another. These differences can occur due to the Sun’s angle at any particular spot, which varies with latitude. The strong temperature contrast between polar and tropical air gives rise to the largest scale atmospheric circulations: the Hadley cell, the Ferrel cell, the polar cell, and the jet stream. Weather systems in the middle latitudes, such as extratropical cyclones, are caused by instabilities of the jet streamflow. Because Earth’s axis is tilted relative to its orbital plane (called the ecliptic), sunlight is incident at different angles at different times of the year. On Earth’s surface, temperatures usually range ±40 °C (−40 °F to 104 °F) annually. Over thousands of years, changes in Earth’s orbit can affect the amount and distribution of solar energy received by Earth, thus influencing long-term climate and global climate change.

Surface temperature differences in turn cause pressure differences. Higher altitudes are cooler than lower altitudes, as most atmospheric heating is due to contact with the Earth’s surface while radiative losses to space are mostly constant. Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location. Earth’s weather system is a chaotic system; as a result, small changes to one part of the system can grow to have large effects on the system as a whole. Human attempts to control the weather have occurred throughout history, and there is evidence that human activities such as agriculture and industry have modified weather patterns

Studying how the weather works on other planets has been helpful in understanding how weather works on Earth. A famous landmark in the Solar System, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, is an anticyclonic storm known to have existed for at least 300 years. However, the weather is not limited to planetary bodies. A star’s corona is constantly being lost to space, creating what is essentially a very thin atmosphere throughout the Solar System. The movement of mass ejected from the Sun is known as the solar wind.

Causes

On Earth, the common weather phenomena include wind, cloud, rain, snow, fog and dust storms. Less common events include natural disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes, typhoons and ice storms. Almost all familiar weather phenomena occur in the troposphere (the lower part of the atmosphere).[3] Weather does occur in the stratosphere and can affect weather lower down in the troposphere, but the exact mechanisms are poorly understood.[5]

Weather occurs primarily due to air pressure, temperature and moisture differences between one place to another. These differences can occur due to the sun angle at any particular spot, which varies by latitude from the tropics. In other words, the farther from the tropics one lies, the lower the sun angle is, which causes those locations to be cooler due to the spread of the sunlight over a greater surface.[6] The strong temperature contrast between polar and tropical air gives rise to the large scale atmospheric circulation cells and the jet stream.[7] Weather systems in the mid-latitudes, such as extratropical cyclones, are caused by instabilities of the jet stream flow (see baroclinity).[8] Weather systems in the tropics, such as monsoons or organized thunderstorm systems, are caused by different processes.

Because the Earth’s axis is tilted relative to its orbital plane, sunlight is incident at different angles at different times of the year. In June the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, so at any given Northern Hemisphere latitude sunlight falls more directly on that spot than in December (see Effect of sun angle on climate).[10] This effect causes seasons. Over thousands to hundreds of thousands of years, changes in Earth’s orbital parameters affect the amount and distribution of solar energy received by the Earth and influence long-term climate. (See Milankovitch cycles).[11]

The uneven solar heating (the formation of zones of temperature and moisture gradients, or frontogenesis) can also be due to the weather itself in the form of cloudiness and precipitation.[12] Higher altitudes are typically cooler than lower altitudes, which the result of higher surface temperature and radiational heating, which produces the adiabatic lapse rate.[13][14] In some situations, the temperature actually increases with height. This phenomenon is known as an inversion and can cause mountaintops to be warmer than the valleys below. Inversions can lead to the formation of fog and often act as a cap that suppresses thunderstorm development. On local scales, temperature differences can occur because different surfaces (such as oceans, forests, ice sheets, or man-made objects) have differing physical characteristics such as reflectivity, roughness, or moisture content.

Surface temperature differences in turn cause pressure differences. A hot surface warms the air above it causing it to expand and lower the density and the resulting surface air pressure.[15] The resulting horizontal pressure gradient moves the air from higher to lower pressure regions, creating a wind, and the Earth’s rotation then causes deflection of this airflow due to the Coriolis effect.[16] The simple systems thus formed can then display emergent behaviour to produce more complex systems and thus other weather phenomena. Large scale examples include the Hadley cell while a smaller scale example would be coastal breezes.

The atmosphere is a chaotic system. As a result, small changes to one part of the system can accumulate and magnify to cause large effects on the system as a whole.[17] This atmospheric instability makes weather forecasting less predictable than tides or eclipses.[18] Although it is difficult to accurately predict weather more than a few days in advance, weather forecasters are continually working to extend this limit through meteorological research and refining current methodologies in weather prediction. However, it is theoretically impossible to make useful day-to-day predictions more than about two weeks ahead, imposing an upper limit to potential for improved prediction skill.[19]

Shaping the planet Earth

Weather is one of the fundamental processes that shape the Earth. The process of weathering breaks down the rocks and soils into smaller fragments and then into their constituent substances.[20] During rains precipitation, the water droplets absorb and dissolve carbon dioxide from the surrounding air. This causes the rainwater to be slightly acidic, which aids the erosive properties of water. The released sediment and chemicals are then free to take part in chemical reactions that can affect the surface further (such as acid rain), and sodium and chloride ions (salt) deposited in the seas/oceans. The sediment may reform in time and by geological forces into other rocks and soils. In this way, weather plays a major role in erosion of the surface.[21]

Effect on humans

Weather, seen from an anthropological perspective, is something all humans in the world constantly experience through their senses, at least while being outside. There are socially and scientifically constructed understandings of what weather is, what makes it change, the effect it has on humans in different situations, etc.[22] Therefore, weather is something people often communicate about. The National Weather Service has an annual report for fatalities, injury, and total damage costs which include crop and property. They gather this data via National Weather Service offices located throughout the 50 states in the United States as well as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. As of 2019, tornadoes have had the greatest impact on humans with 42 fatalities while costing crop and property damage over 3 billion dollars.[23]

Effects on populations

New Orleans, Louisiana, after being struck by Hurricane Katrina. Katrina was a Category 3 hurricane when it struck although it had been a category 5 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.

The weather has played a large and sometimes direct part in human history. Aside from climatic changes that have caused the gradual drift of populations (for example the desertification of the Middle East, and the formation of land bridges during glacial periods), extreme weather events have caused smaller scale population movements and intruded directly in historical events. One such event is the saving of Japan from invasion by the Mongol fleet of Kublai Khan by the Kamikaze winds in 1281.[24] French claims to Florida came to an end in 1565 when a hurricane destroyed the French fleet, allowing Spain to conquer Fort Caroline.[25] More recently, Hurricane Katrina redistributed over one million people from the central Gulf coast elsewhere across the United States, becoming the largest diaspora in the history of the United States.[26]

The Little Ice Age caused crop failures and famines in Europe. During the period known as the Grindelwald Fluctuation (1560–1630), volcanic forcing events[27] seem to have led to more extreme weather events.[28] These included droughts, storms and unseasonal blizzards, as well as causing the Swiss Grindelwald Glacier to expand. The 1690s saw the worst famine in France since the Middle Ages. Finland suffered a severe famine in 1696–1697, during which about one-third of the Finnish population died.[29]

Forecasting

Forecast of surface pressures five days into the future for the north Pacific, North America, and the north Atlantic Ocean as on 9 June 2008

Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location. Human beings have attempted to predict the weather informally for millennia, and formally since at least the nineteenth century.[30] Weather forecasts are made by collecting quantitative data about the current state of the atmosphere and using scientific understanding of atmospheric processes to project how the atmosphere will evolve.[31]

Once an all-human endeavor based mainly upon changes in barometric pressure, current weather conditions, and sky condition,[32][33] forecast models are now used to determine future conditions. On the other hand, human input is still required to pick the best possible forecast model to base the forecast upon, which involves many disciplines such as pattern recognition skills, teleconnections, knowledge of model performance, and knowledge of model biases.

The chaotic nature of the atmosphere, the massive computational power required to solve the equations that describe the atmosphere, the error involved in measuring the initial conditions, and an incomplete understanding of atmospheric processes mean that forecasts become less accurate as of the difference in current time and the time for which the forecast is being made (the range of the forecast) increases. The use of ensembles and model consensus helps to narrow the error and pick the most likely outcome.[34][35][36]

There are a variety of end users to weather forecasts. Weather warnings are important forecasts because they are used to protect life and property.[37][38] Forecasts based on temperature and precipitation are important to agriculture,[39][40][41][42] and therefore to commodity traders within stock markets. Temperature forecasts are used by utility companies to estimate demand over coming days.[43][44][45]

In some areas, people use weather forecasts to determine what to wear on a given day. Since outdoor activities are severely curtailed by heavy rain, snow and the wind chill, forecasts can be used to plan activities around these events and to plan ahead to survive through them.

Tropical weather forecasting is different from that at higher latitudes. The sun shines more directly on the tropics than on higher latitudes (at least on average over a year), which makes the tropics warm (Stevens 2011). And, the vertical direction (up, as one stands on the Earth’s surface) is perpendicular to the Earth’s axis of rotation at the equator, while the axis of rotation and the vertical are the same at the pole; this causes the Earth’s rotation to influence the atmospheric circulation more strongly at high latitudes than low. Because of these two factors, clouds and rainstorms in the tropics can occur more spontaneously compared to those at higher latitudes, where they are more tightly controlled by larger-scale forces in the atmosphere. Because of these differences, clouds and rain are more difficult to forecast in the tropics than at higher latitudes. On the other hand, the temperature is easily forecast in the tropics, because it doesn’t change much.[46]

Modification

The aspiration to control the weather is evident throughout human history: from ancient rituals intended to bring rain for crops to the U.S. Military Operation Popeye, an attempt to disrupt supply lines by lengthening the North Vietnamese monsoon. The most successful attempts at influencing weather involve cloud seeding; they include the fog- and low stratus dispersion techniques employed by major airports, techniques used to increase winter precipitation over mountains, and techniques to suppress hail.[47] A recent example of weather control was China’s preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. China shot 1,104 rain dispersal rockets from 21 sites in the city of Beijing in an effort to keep rain away from the opening ceremony of the games on 8 August 2008. Guo Hu, head of the Beijing Municipal Meteorological Bureau (BMB), confirmed the success of the operation with 100 millimeters falling in Baoding City of Hebei Province, to the southwest and Beijing’s Fangshan District recording a rainfall of 25 millimeters.[48]

Whereas there is inconclusive evidence for these techniques’ efficacy, there is extensive evidence that human activity such as agriculture and industry results in inadvertent weather modification:[47]

  • Acid rain, caused by industrial emission of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, adversely affects freshwater lakes, vegetation, and structures.
  • Anthropogenic pollutants reduce air quality and visibility.
  • Climate change caused by human activities that emit greenhouse gases into the air is expected to affect the frequency of extreme weather events such as drought, extreme temperatures, flooding, high winds, and severe storms.[49]
  • Heat, generated by large metropolitan areas have been shown to minutely affect nearby weather, even at distances as far as 1,600 kilometres (990 mi).[50]

The effects of inadvertent weather modification may pose serious threats to many aspects of civilization, including ecosystems, natural resources, food and fiber production, economic development, and human health.[51]

Microscale meteorology

Microscale meteorology is the study of short-lived atmospheric phenomena smaller than mesoscale, about 1 km or less. These two branches of meteorology are sometimes grouped together as «mesoscale and microscale meteorology» (MMM) and together study all phenomena smaller than synoptic scale; that is they study features generally too small to be depicted on a weather map. These include small and generally fleeting cloud «puffs» and other small cloud features.[52]

Extremes on Earth

In recent decades, new high temperature records have substantially outpaced new low temperature records on a growing portion of Earth’s surface.[53]

On Earth, temperatures usually range ±40 °C (100 °F to −40 °F) annually. The range of climates and latitudes across the planet can offer extremes of temperature outside this range. The coldest air temperature ever recorded on Earth is −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F), at Vostok Station, Antarctica on 21 July 1983. The hottest air temperature ever recorded was 57.7 °C (135.9 °F) at ‘Aziziya, Libya, on 13 September 1922,[54] but that reading is queried. The highest recorded average annual temperature was 34.4 °C (93.9 °F) at Dallol, Ethiopia.[55] The coldest recorded average annual temperature was −55.1 °C (−67.2 °F) at Vostok Station, Antarctica.[56]

The coldest average annual temperature in a permanently inhabited location is at Eureka, Nunavut, in Canada, where the annual average temperature is −19.7 °C (−3.5 °F).[57]

The windiest place ever recorded is in Antarctica, Commonwealth Bay (George V Coast).[citation needed] Here the gales reach 199 mph (320 km/h).[citation needed] Furthermore, the greatest snowfall in a period of twelve months occurred in Mount Rainier, Washington, USA. It was recorded as 31,102 mm (102.04 ft) of snow.[58]

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in February 1979, photographed by the uncrewed Voyager 1 NASA space probe.

Studying how the weather works on other planets has been seen as helpful in understanding how it works on Earth.[59] Weather on other planets follows many of the same physical principles as weather on Earth, but occurs on different scales and in atmospheres having different chemical composition. The Cassini–Huygens mission to Titan discovered clouds formed from methane or ethane which deposit rain composed of liquid methane and other organic compounds.[60] Earth’s atmosphere includes six latitudinal circulation zones, three in each hemisphere.[61] In contrast, Jupiter’s banded appearance shows many such zones,[62] Titan has a single jet stream near the 50th parallel north latitude,[63] and Venus has a single jet near the equator.[64]

One of the most famous landmarks in the Solar System, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, is an anticyclonic storm known to have existed for at least 300 years.[65] On other gas giants, the lack of a surface allows the wind to reach enormous speeds: gusts of up to 600 metres per second (about 2,100 km/h or 1,300 mph) have been measured on the planet Neptune.[66] This has created a puzzle for planetary scientists. The weather is ultimately created by solar energy and the amount of energy received by Neptune is only about 1900 of that received by Earth, yet the intensity of weather phenomena on Neptune is far greater than on Earth.[67] The strongest planetary winds discovered so far are on the extrasolar planet HD 189733 b, which is thought to have easterly winds moving at more than 9,600 kilometres per hour (6,000 mph).[68]

Space weather

Weather is not limited to planetary bodies. Like all stars, the Sun’s corona is constantly being lost to space, creating what is essentially a very thin atmosphere throughout the Solar System. The movement of mass ejected from the Sun is known as the solar wind. Inconsistencies in this wind and larger events on the surface of the star, such as coronal mass ejections, form a system that has features analogous to conventional weather systems (such as pressure and wind) and is generally known as space weather. Coronal mass ejections have been tracked as far out in the Solar System as Saturn.[69] The activity of this system can affect planetary atmospheres and occasionally surfaces. The interaction of the solar wind with the terrestrial atmosphere can produce spectacular aurorae,[70] and can play havoc with electrically sensitive systems such as electricity grids and radio signals.[71]

See also

  • Glossary of meteorology
  • Indigenous Australian seasons
  • Outline of meteorology
  • Weather station
  • Weather of 2021

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WEATHER

Old English weder; related to Old Saxon wedar, Old High German wetar, Old Norse vethr.

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEATHER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEATHER

Weather is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb weather in English.

WHAT DOES WEATHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

weather

Weather

Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. Weather, seen from an anthropological perspective, is something all humans in the world constantly experience through their senses, at least while being outdoors. There are socially and scientifically constructed understandings of what weather is, what makes it change, what effects it has on humans in different situations etc. Therefore weather is something people often communicate about. Turning back to the meteorological perspective, most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, just below the stratosphere. Weather generally refers to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate is the term for the average atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time. When used without qualification, «weather», is generally understood to mean the weather of Earth. Weather is driven by air pressure differences between one place and another. These pressure and temperature differences can occur due to the sun angle at any particular spot, which varies by latitude from the tropics.


Definition of weather in the English dictionary

The first definition of weather in the dictionary is relating to the forecasting of weather. Other definition of weather is a prevailing state or condition. Weather is also on or at the side or part towards the wind; windward.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WEATHER

PRESENT

Present

I weather

you weather

he/she/it weathers

we weather

you weather

they weather

Present continuous

I am weathering

you are weathering

he/she/it is weathering

we are weathering

you are weathering

they are weathering

Present perfect

I have weathered

you have weathered

he/she/it has weathered

we have weathered

you have weathered

they have weathered

Present perfect continuous

I have been weathering

you have been weathering

he/she/it has been weathering

we have been weathering

you have been weathering

they have been weathering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I weathered

you weathered

he/she/it weathered

we weathered

you weathered

they weathered

Past continuous

I was weathering

you were weathering

he/she/it was weathering

we were weathering

you were weathering

they were weathering

Past perfect

I had weathered

you had weathered

he/she/it had weathered

we had weathered

you had weathered

they had weathered

Past perfect continuous

I had been weathering

you had been weathering

he/she/it had been weathering

we had been weathering

you had been weathering

they had been weathering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will weather

you will weather

he/she/it will weather

we will weather

you will weather

they will weather

Future continuous

I will be weathering

you will be weathering

he/she/it will be weathering

we will be weathering

you will be weathering

they will be weathering

Future perfect

I will have weathered

you will have weathered

he/she/it will have weathered

we will have weathered

you will have weathered

they will have weathered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been weathering

you will have been weathering

he/she/it will have been weathering

we will have been weathering

you will have been weathering

they will have been weathering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would weather

you would weather

he/she/it would weather

we would weather

you would weather

they would weather

Conditional continuous

I would be weathering

you would be weathering

he/she/it would be weathering

we would be weathering

you would be weathering

they would be weathering

Conditional perfect

I would have weather

you would have weather

he/she/it would have weather

we would have weather

you would have weather

they would have weather

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been weathering

you would have been weathering

he/she/it would have been weathering

we would have been weathering

you would have been weathering

they would have been weathering

Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you weather
we let´s weather
you weather

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Past participle

weathered

Present Participle

weathering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WEATHER

Synonyms and antonyms of weather in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «WEATHER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «weather» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «weather» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEATHER

Find out the translation of weather to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of weather from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «weather» in English.

Translator English — Chinese


天气

1,325 millions of speakers

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tiempo

570 millions of speakers

English


weather

510 millions of speakers

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मौसम

380 millions of speakers

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طَقْس

280 millions of speakers

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погода

278 millions of speakers

Translator English — Portuguese


tempo

270 millions of speakers

Translator English — Bengali


আবহাওয়া

260 millions of speakers

Translator English — French


temps

220 millions of speakers

Translator English — Malay


Cuaca

190 millions of speakers

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Wetter

180 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese


天気

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean


날씨

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese


Cuaca

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese


thời tiết

80 millions of speakers

Translator English — Tamil


வானிலை

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Marathi


हवामान

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Turkish


hava

70 millions of speakers

Translator English — Italian


tempo

65 millions of speakers

Translator English — Polish


pogoda

50 millions of speakers

Translator English — Ukrainian


погода

40 millions of speakers

Translator English — Romanian


vreme

30 millions of speakers

Translator English — Greek


καιρός

15 millions of speakers

Translator English — Afrikaans


Weer

14 millions of speakers

Translator English — Swedish


väder

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian


vær

5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of weather

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEATHER»

The term «weather» is very widely used and occupies the 1.795 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

Trends

FREQUENCY

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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «weather».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEATHER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «weather» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «weather» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about weather

10 QUOTES WITH «WEATHER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word weather.

My boyhood life in New York City has impressed me with the popular ignorance and also with the great need of something better than local lore and weather proverbs.

But then, I just decided to get off my lazy butt and take advantage of the L.A. weather.

I’ve always really, really wanted to go to Egypt and go inside some pyramids and just hang out there. I don’t know why. I don’t like hot weather, and I don’t like the desert, but something about the pyramid and the mummies and all their history there, I’d love to go check it out.

In our passage from the Cape of Good Hope the winds were mostly from the westward with very boisterous weather: but one great advantage that this season of the year has over the summer months is in being free from fogs.

Evidence can vary depending on the circumstances, the weather, and how long it has been hanging around.

The bottom line is that weather events not only threaten private property and family budgets, but they also can decimate public resources and government coffers.

We should expect the best and the worst of mankind, as from the weather.

There is no significant man-made Global Warming underway and the science on which the computer projections of weather chaos are based is badly flawed.

Weather means more when you have a garden. There’s nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans.

Climate change is a controversial subject, right? People will debate whether there is climate change… that’s a whole political debate that I don’t want to get into. I want to talk about the frequency of extreme weather situations, which is not political.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEATHER»

Discover the use of weather in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weather and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

1

Extreme Weather: A Guide & Record Book

Explores some of the United States most severe or unusual weather systems, including electrified dust storms, pink snowstorms, luminous tornadoes, ball lightning, and falls of fish and toads.

Christopher C. Burt, 2007

Uses a creationist perspective to explain basic weather principles and phenomena, including clouds, storms, and climate changes

3

The Weather Makers: How Man is Changing the Climate and what …

A history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what can be done to prevent a cataclysmic future includes specific suggestions for both lawmakers and individuals.

4

Weather Radar: Principles and Advanced Applications

Weather radar measurements complement current data such as ground observations and soundings at smaller scales and satellite observations on larger scales.

5

An Introduction to Space Weather

Definitions of important terms are given throughout the text. Key concepts, supplements, and review questions are given at the end of each chapter to help students understand the materials covered.

From the best-selling series, here is a stunningly designed guide to the mechanics of weather. Covers weather «events» and cloud formations, as well as the variety of planetary climate conditions.

William James Burroughs, 1996

7

Eric Sloane’s Weather Book

«Amateur weather forecasters (which includes just about everyone) will find this volume an informative and entertaining account of the why and how of the weather.» — The Nation In simple language, Eric Sloane explains the whys and …

Hired as a bodyguard at an exclusive society wedding, Spenser witnesses an unexpected crime: the kidnapping of the young bride, which opens the door for murder, family secrets, and the reappearance of an old nemesis.

9

Aviation Weather Services Handbook

This jointly-published guide from the FAA and the NWS provides an authoritative tool for pilots, flight instructors, and those studying for pilot certification.

Federal Aviation Administration, 2010

10

Tigers in Red Weather: A Novel

Brilliantly told from five points of view, with a magical elegance and suspenseful dark longing, Tigers in Red Weather is an unforgettable debut novel from a writer of extraordinary insight and accomplishment.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEATHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weather is used in the context of the following news items.

Derecho, Tornadoes Leave Damage In Midwest; Tornado Destroys …

Severe weather marched into the High Plains and Midwest Monday with powerful straight-line winds and tornadoes, causing significant damage to a town in … «The Weather Channel, Jun 15»

Damaging Tornadoes Spotted In Colorado; Flood Emergency …

The Weather Channel storm specialist Dr. Greg Postel explains different type … and Al Roker is showing to show us how lightning occurs during bad weather. «The Weather Channel, Jun 15»

Live Updates: Tornadoes Reported In At Least Nine States This …

The interior Northeast will be the target zone for severe weather Monday. Damaging wind is the biggest threat for the areas. «The Weather Channel, May 15»

Severe Weather Live Updates: Tornadoes Cause Damage in Iowa …

The interior Northeast will be the target zone for severe weather Monday. Damaging wind is the biggest threat for the areas. «The Weather Channel, May 15»

33 million in US under severe weather threat

(CNN) Across the United States, 33 million people face the risk of severe weather Sunday. The greatest potential for severe storms will be from parts of southeast … «CNN, May 15»

Thursday Recap: Destructive Illinois Tornado Kills at Least Two; 15 …

The interior Northeast will be the target zone for severe weather Monday. Damaging wind is the biggest threat for the areas. «The Weather Channel, Apr 15»

Weather Service develops excellent new graphic for communicating …

In an evolving effort to better communicate severe weather hazards and risk, the National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center is experimenting, … «Washington Post, Apr 15»

Severe Storm Causes What Appears to Be First Tornado-Related …

Severe thunderstorms produced dangerous tornadoes Wednesday night in Oklahoma, causing what the National Weather Service believes to be the first … «The Weather Channel, Mar 15»

Drivers Stranded on Interstate 65 in Kentucky For Hours During …

… it pushes the snow out of the way,» said Sue Ellen Kilgallon, one of the drivers trapped on I-65, in an interview with The Weather Channel Thursday morning. «The Weather Channel, Mar 15»

Winter Storm Octavia Shuts Down D.C. Area; Snow Could Slow NYC …

A winter weather advisory remains in effect for for the area until noon. Two to four inches of snow expected to fall by Tuesday afternoon, and wind gusts up to 20 … «The Weather Channel, Feb 15»

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погода, непогода, шторм, погодный, наветренный, выдерживать

существительное

- погода

fine [fair, dirty, dull, foul] weather — хорошая [ясная, ненастная, пасмурная, отвратительная] погода
broken weather — неустойчивая /переменная/ погода
rough weather — непогода, буря, ненастье
flying [non-flying] weather — ав. лётная [нелётная] погода
thawing weather — оттепель
greasy weather — мор. туманная погода, туман
in all weather(s) — в любую погоду

- дождь, гроза, буря, шторм, непогода

to make good [bad] weather of it — мор. хорошо [плохо] выдерживать шторм (о судне)
under stress of weather — вследствие неблагоприятной погоды, из-за штормов
protection against the weather — защита от непогоды, холода и т. п.

- мор. наветренная сторона

to have the weather (of) — идти с наветренной стороны
to drive with the weather — дрейфовать по волнам и ветру

- с.-х. наклон плоскости крыла ветряка

April weather — а) неустойчивая погода; то солнце, то дождь; б) изменчивое настроение; смех и слёзы
King’s /Queen’s/ weather — отличная погода; солнечный день
in the weather — на улице, под открытым небом
under the weather — а) нездоровый, больной; б) в подавленном настроении; переживающий неприятности; в) без денег; г) амер. пьяный, подвыпивший
to make heavy weather of smth. — разг. а) чрезмерно напрягаться, прилагать излишние усилия; б) раздувать трудности, осложнять дело
to make heavy weather of the simplest tasks — превращать простейшие задачи в сложные проблемы
to have the weather of smb. — иметь преимущество перед кем-л.

прилагательное

- относящийся к погоде

weather sign — примета погоды
weather ageing — старение под воздействием атмосферных условий

- спец. метеорологический; синоптический

weather message /report/ — метеосводка
weather observation — метеорологическое наблюдение
weather officer — воен. офицер метеослужбы

- мор. наветренный

weather roll — крен на наветренный борт (при качке)

глагол

- выдержать, пережить, вынести (тж. weather out, weather through)

to weather a storm [a financial crisis] — выдержать шторм [финансовый кризис]

- мор. проходить на ветре (тж. weather on)
- оставлять под открытым небом; подвергать(ся) атмосферным воздействиям
- выветривать
- выветриваться

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Словосочетания

a weathered old hut — старая, потрёпанная погодой хижина  
a noticeable change in the weather — заметные перемены в погоде  
an abrupt change in the weather — резкое изменение погоды  
the worst weather of the year — худшая погода в году  
to brave the elements / the weather — не испугаться плохой погоды  
break in the weather — резкая перемена погоды  
flight weather briefing — предполётный инструктаж по метеообстановке  
brutal weather — отвратительная погода  
weather bureau — бюро погоды  
weather central — центральное бюро погоды  
to weather clay — выветривать глину  
weather conditions — погодные условия  

Примеры с переводом

The weather was bad.

Погода была плохая.

I like cold weather.

Мне нравится холодная погода.

I hate rainy weather.

Я ненавижу дождливую погоду.

What lousy weather!

Что за мерзкая погода!

The weather keeps fine.

Стоит хорошая погода.

I detest hot weather.

Я терпеть не могу жару.

The weather today will be hot and dry.

Сегодня погода будет жаркой и сухой.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

The warm weather unfroze the lake.

The weather remained crisp and dry.

Keep a weather eye on your finances.

Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке , напротив примера.

Фразовые глаголы

Возможные однокоренные слова

weathered  — выветрившийся, подвергшийся атмосферным влияниям
weathering  — выветривание, эрозия, слив
weatherize  — делать погодостойким, устойчивым к атмосферным воздействиям
weatherly  — способный, держать круто к ветру без сноса под ветер

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: weather
he/she/it: weathers
ing ф. (present participle): weathering
2-я ф. (past tense): weathered
3-я ф. (past participle): weathered

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