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April
" He told me that Francis Crick and Jim Watson had solved the structure of DNA, so we decided to go across to Cambridge to see it. This was in April of 1953."
Sydney Brenner

Meaning of "April" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APRIL

From Latin Aprīlis, probably of Etruscan origin.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF APRIL

ˈeɪprəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APRIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
April is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES APRIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

April

April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, the fifth in the early Julian and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April is commonly associated with the season of spring in parts of the Northern hemisphere and autumn in parts of the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa. April starts on the same day of the week as July in all years, and January in leap years. April ends on the same day of the week as December every year. October of the previous year starts on the same day of the week as April of the current year as a common year and May of the previous year starts on the same day of the week as April of the current year as a leap year. July of the previous year ends on the same day of the week as April of the current year as a common year and February and October of the previous year ends on the same day of the week as April of the current year as a leap year. In years immediately before common years, April starts on the same day of the week as September and December of the following year and in years immediately before leap years, June of the following year.

Definition of April in the English dictionary

The definition of April in the dictionary is the fourth month of the year, consisting of 30 days.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APRIL

agricultural · apparel · carol · central · coral · cultural · federal · floral · funeral · general · integral · mineral · moral · natural · neutral · oral · rural · several · structural · viral

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APRIL

Apr · APRA · apractic · apraxia · apraxic · apres · apres-ski · apricate · aprication · apricot · apricot jam · apricot tart · April fool · April Fools´ Day · April showers

WORDS THAT END LIKE APRIL

aril · Bovril · captopril · courbaril · Cyril · enalapril · Estoril · fibril · imperil · mandril · meril · microfibril · myofibril · nombril · nostril · peril · scurril · tendril · vril · yellow peril

Synonyms and antonyms of April in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «April» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF APRIL

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

四月
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

abril
570 millions of speakers
en

English

April
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अप्रैल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إِبْريل
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

апрель
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

abril
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

এপ্রিল
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

avril
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

April
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

April
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

四月
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

4월
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

April
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tháng Tư
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஏப்ரல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

एप्रिल
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Nisan
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

aprile
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kwiecień
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

квітень
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

aprilie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Απρίλιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

April
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

april
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

april
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of April

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APRIL»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of April
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «April».

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

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «APRIL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word April.
1
Alan Alda
When I was about ten years old, I gave my teacher an April Fool's sandwich, which had a dead goldfish in it.
2
Kim Alexis
I gave birth to my first son in April 1986. I thought it would be a good goal to get back in shape after having a baby if I ran the New York City Marathon. I ran in it November 1986. I had just shot the 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit issue, so I was in great shape.
3
Aldrich Ames
My little scam in April '85 went like this: Give me $50,000; here's some names of some people we've recruited.
4
Rick Atkinson
There were almost 11,000 American soldiers killed in Germany in April of 1945, the last full month of the war. That's almost as many as died in June, 1944. Right to the very end, it was absolutely brutal.
5
Hal Borland
April is a promise that May is bound to keep.
6
Mike Bouchard
As Ronald Reagan understood, the difference between a good tax structure and a poor one has a very real impact not only on how much money we have in our pockets every April 15th, but whether we have a job to support our families in the first place.
7
Anatoli Boukreev
I told them, you can succeed - it's not likely the first time, maybe 25 per cent, but you CAN succeed. You can also die. By April 16 they had already been to camp III, well ahead of most teams.
8
Sydney Brenner
He told me that Francis Crick and Jim Watson had solved the structure of DNA, so we decided to go across to Cambridge to see it. This was in April of 1953.
9
William C. Bryant
There is no glory in star or blossom till looked upon by a loving eye; There is no fragrance in April breezes till breathed with joy as they wander by.
10
Vincent Canby
We are drawn to our television sets each April the way we are drawn to the scene of an accident.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APRIL»

Discover the use of April in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to April and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
April
After everyone on Earth over twenty dies, the awakened Demon called Lilith continues to spread her influence, while the teenagers chosen to stop her hope to unleash the power of an ancient encoded scroll.
Daniel Parker, 1999
2
In Search of April Raintree
Two young sisters are taken from their home and family.
Beatrice Mosionier, 2010
3
April Raintree
A revised version of the novel In Search of April Raintree, written specifically for students in grades 9 through 12.
Beatrice Mosionier, 2011
4
Broken April
From the moment that Gjorg's brother is killed by a neighbour, his own life is forfeit: for the code of Kanun requires Gjorg to kill his brother's murderer and then in turn be hunted down.
Ismail Kadare, 2010
5
The Ides of April
In Rome in 62 A.D., seventeen-year-old Hylas must find a way to save himself, his mother, and the other household slaves from imprisonment and imminent death when their master, a prominent senator, is found murdered.
Mary Ray, 1999
6
April Blood: Florence and the Plot against the Medici
One of the world's leading historians of Renaissance Italy brings to life here the vibrant--and violent--society of fifteenth-century Florence.
Lauro Martines, 2003
7
Alice in April
In Alice in April, Aunt Sally reminds Alice that she will be turning thirteen soon (like anyone could forget such a momentous occasion) and that she will be the “woman of the house.” Alice dives into her new role by planning her ...
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 2012
8
April Morning
Sweeping in scope and masterful in execution, April Morning is a classic of American literature and an unforgettable story of one community’s fateful struggle for freedom.
Howard Fast, 2011
9
An Introduction to English Phonology
By working through the book and the various exercises included, students should come to understand the need for a dedicated system of description and transcription for speech sounds, and for a degree of phonological abstraction.
April M. S. McMahon, 2002
10
Light, Grass, and Letter in April
A daring collection of poems by Denmark s most eminent poet, with fifteen illustrations by the Danish artist Johanne Fosse.
Inger Christensen, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APRIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term April is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Eastern Railway reports 14.92 million tonne loading of industrial …
A statement by the Eastern Railway said while total freight loading reached 14.921 million tonne in the April-June quarter of 2015, loading of ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
Robin Thicke and girlfriend April Geary share a big laugh out …
April went summer chic in a white mini dress with strappy black leather sandals. The stunner accessorised with a large black trilby hate and ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
CANADA FX DEBT-C$ retreats to April lows as Greece hits crude …
CANADA FX DEBT-C$ retreats to April lows as Greece hits crude prices ... 6 The Canadian dollar softened to its weakest level since mid-April ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
4
Global Food Security Update, Issue 18 April-June 2015
The Global Food Security Update provides a quarterly overview of key food security trends in vulnerable countries. Information is provided by ... «Reliefweb, Jul 15»
5
April Tinsley Kidnapping And Murder Still Baffles Police
The murder of April Tinsely is back in the news and police are still looking for clues as to what happened to her. Hopefully, a new composite ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
6
Newman High School April Student of the Month: Sydney Ybarra
Sydney Ybarra, 17, of Sterling, is Newman Central Catholic High School's April Student of the Month. She is off to Illinois State University with ... «SaukValley.com, Jul 15»
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Exclusive: April Barber Wants Clemency After Killing Grandparents
TROY, N.C. -- For the past 24 years, April Barber has spent her life behind bars. The Wilkes County woman is serving two consecutive life ... «WFMY News 2, Jul 15»
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Sri Lanka's private credit slows in April, SOEs up
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's private credit slowed in April 2015 to 14.5 billion rupees from 41.5 billion rupees a month earlier, with state and ... «EconomyNext, Jul 15»
9
Iron ore in biggest weekly loss since April
IRON ore capped the biggest weekly loss since April as shipments surged and data showed the slowdown in China's steel industry deepened, ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
10
Chasing Life Season 2 Premiere Sneak Peeks: What Can April
Even before April formally met Natalie Ortiz, she knew she hated her. This girl was the manifestation of her father's infidelity, of the secrets that ... «ScreenFad, Jul 15»
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