Meaning of "winter" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WINTER

Old English; related to Old Saxon, Old High German wintar, Old Norse vetr, Gothic wintrus.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WINTER

winter  [ˈwɪntə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINTER

Winter is a verb and can also act as 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.

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

See the conjugation of the verb winter in English.

WHAT DOES WINTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Winter

Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. It is caused by the axis of the Earth in the respective hemisphere being oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter, and some use a definition based on weather, but when it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa. In many regions, winter is associated with snow and freezing temperatures. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice.

Definition of winter in the English dictionary

The first definition of winter in the dictionary is the coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring, astronomically from the December solstice to the March equinox in the N hemisphere and at the opposite time of year in the S hemisphere. Other definition of winter is the period of cold weather associated with the winter. Winter is also a time of decline, decay, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WINTER

PRESENT

Present

I winter

you winter

he/she/it winters

we winter

you winter

they winter

Present continuous

I am wintering

you are wintering

he/she/it is wintering

we are wintering

you are wintering

they are wintering

Present perfect

I have wintered

you have wintered

he/she/it has wintered

we have wintered

you have wintered

they have wintered

Present perfect continuous

I have been wintering

you have been wintering

he/she/it has been wintering

we have been wintering

you have been wintering

they have been wintering

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 wintered

you wintered

he/she/it wintered

we wintered

you wintered

they wintered

Past continuous

I was wintering

you were wintering

he/she/it was wintering

we were wintering

you were wintering

they were wintering

Past perfect

I had wintered

you had wintered

he/she/it had wintered

we had wintered

you had wintered

they had wintered

Past perfect continuous

I had been wintering

you had been wintering

he/she/it had been wintering

we had been wintering

you had been wintering

they had been wintering

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

FUTURE

Future

I will winter

you will winter

he/she/it will winter

we will winter

you will winter

they will winter

Future continuous

I will be wintering

you will be wintering

he/she/it will be wintering

we will be wintering

you will be wintering

they will be wintering

Future perfect

I will have wintered

you will have wintered

he/she/it will have wintered

we will have wintered

you will have wintered

they will have wintered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been wintering

you will have been wintering

he/she/it will have been wintering

we will have been wintering

you will have been wintering

they will have been wintering

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would winter

you would winter

he/she/it would winter

we would winter

you would winter

they would winter

Conditional continuous

I would be wintering

you would be wintering

he/she/it would be wintering

we would be wintering

you would be wintering

they would be wintering

Conditional perfect

I would have winter

you would have winter

he/she/it would have winter

we would have winter

you would have winter

they would have winter

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been wintering

you would have been wintering

he/she/it would have been wintering

we would have been wintering

you would have been wintering

they would have been wintering

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you winter
we let´s winter
you winter

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to winter

Past participle

wintered

Present Participle

wintering

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.

TRANSLATION OF WINTER

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 冬天
• Translator English - Spanish: invierno
• English: winter
• Translator English - Hindi: सर्दियों
• Translator English - Arabic: الشِّتَاء
• Translator English - Russian: зима
• Translator English - Portuguese: inverno
• Translator English - Bengali: শীতকালীন
• Translator English - French: hiver
• Translator English - Malay: Musim sejuk
• Translator English - German: Winter
• Translator English - Japanese: 冬
• Translator English - Korean: 겨울
• Translator English - Javanese: Mangsa
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mùa đông
• Translator English - Tamil: குளிர்காலத்தில்
• Translator English - Marathi: हिवाळा
• Translator English - Turkish: kış
• Translator English - Italian: inverno
• Translator English - Polish: zima
• Translator English - Ukrainian: зима
• Translator English - Romanian: iarnă
• Translator English - Greek: χειμώνας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: winter
• Translator English - Swedish: vinter
• Translator English - Norwegian: vinter

10 QUOTES WITH «WINTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word winter.

1

Richard Adams

Many human beings say that they enjoy the winter, but what they really enjoy is feeling proof against it.

2

Ed Begley, Jr.

People don't want to give up their SUVs. They don't want to turn the thermostat down in the winter and up in the summer.

3

William Bligh

Adventure Bay is a convenient and safe place for any number of ships to take in wood and water during the summer months: but in the winter, when the southerly winds are strong, the surf, on all parts of the shore, makes the landing exceedingly troublesome.

4

Terry Brooks

I remember one winter, when I was about five or six, I spent three days with another boy, tracking a bobcat that had been sighted in another county fifty miles away, but which I was sure had come into our neighborhood.

5

Kevin Brownlow

I was sent to boarding school - a grim place. The only good thing the headmaster did for us was every Sunday evening in the winter he would show us films in the chapel. He couldn't afford a sound projector, so we saw silent films, which you could then still rent from photographic shops.

6

Nayvadius Cash

I gotta have my long trench coats, a nice scarf for the winter time when you're walking around, and some nice fitted jeans to go with the trench coats.

7

Carlo Collodi

Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm.

8

Bryan Cranston

I'm telling you, until I shaved my head, I never realized how much heat is lost through the top of the head. I walk out in winter and it feels like I have an ice pack on my head. Unbelievable.

9

Charles Dickens

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.

10

Bobby Doerr

I never did work in the off-season, and I never did play winter ball or anything else. I think it was good for me to get away after a full season... In those days, I don't think anyone ever got too complacent.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINTER»

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

Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles

I'm much more like Cress, who makes a brief cameo in Cinder and then takes a more starring role in the third book.

Marissa Meyer, 2012

Winter: Notes from Montana

This book is a classic celebration of winter in a remote Montana valley.

Rick Bass, 1992

The Coldest Winter Ever

Unwilling to lose, this ghetto girl will do anything to stay on top. The Coldest Winter Ever marks the debut of a gifted storyteller. You will never forget this Winter's tale.

Sister Souljah, 2010

Winter: An Ecological Handbook

This guide to various aspects of winter includes stresses of cold temperatures on animals, plants and people, coping behaviours and mechanisms, the forces of winter and the human perception and experience of the season.

James C. Halfpenny, Roy Ozanne, 1989

Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy

Now Winter of the World picks up right where the first book left off, as its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—enter a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil beginning with the ...

Ken Follett, 2012

Brian's Winter

What if he had been left to face his deadliest enemy--winter? Gary Paulsen raises the stakes for survival in this riveting and inspiring story as one boy confronts the ultimate test and the ultimate adventure. From the Paperback edition.

Gary Paulsen, 2001

Deep Winter

From a relatively normal American life to a survival situation in moments, this story follows the Drummond family as they learn to adapt to a now, very different community...and world.

Thomas Sherry, 2007

Winter: Five Windows on the Season

With every step this kaleidoscopic take on a season dazzles, surprises and entertains. Author's Note. Romantic Winter. Radical Winter. Recuperative Winter. Recreational Winter. Remembering Winter. Bibliography. Permissions. Index.

Adam Gopnik, 2012

Winter: An Alphabet Acrostic

This book is a classic celebration of winter in a remote Montana valley.

Steven Schnur, 2002

Maroo of the Winter Caves

Maroo, a girl of the late Ice Age, must take charge after her father is killed, and lead her little brother, mother, and aged grandmother to the safety of the winter camp before the first blizzards strike. Simultaneous.

Ann Turnbull, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINTER»

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

Winter Olympics 2022: Beijing chosen to stage Games

(CNN) Beijing is set to become the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics after it was chosen to stage the 2022 Winter Games. «CNN, Jul 15»

2022 Winter Games Vote Down to Two Cities and Some Major …

When the International Olympic Committee gathers Friday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to name a host for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, it will have a curious ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Winter Storm Ultima Brought Snow to the Northeast as Spring …

Well, Winter Storm Ultima brought a snowy blanket to spring's official arrival (Friday ... Winter weather advisories were posted for over 30 million in the Northeast, ... «The Weather Channel, Mar 15»

There's Officially An Upside To Boston's Brutal Winter

A brutally cold season that featured buried cars and bizarre warnings, culminated Sunday night as this winter officially became Boston's snowiest ever. As Dan ... «NPR, Mar 15»

Drivers Stranded on Interstate 65 in Kentucky For Hours During …

Jim Cantore talked to Denise Ganus who has been stranded for more than 12 hours on I-65 in Kentucky due to snow from Winter Storm Thor. «The Weather Channel, Mar 15»

Winter Storm Thor: Significant Snow, Sleet, Ice Maker in the South …

Jim Cantore talked to Denise Ganus who has been stranded for more than 12 hours on I-65 in Kentucky due to snow from Winter Storm Thor. «The Weather Channel, Mar 15»

Winter Storm Remus: One of Heaviest Snowstorms on Record in …

Winter Storm Remus dumped a messy mix of snow, rain, sleet and freezing rain across a long swath from Texas to the Mid-Atlantic states, including Texas, ... «The Weather Channel, Feb 15»

FIFA, outraging fans, stupidly suggests moving the Qatar World Cup …

These leagues, which provide most of the players in the World Cup, would have to seriously reconfigure their winter schedules—if not abandon them—in order ... «Quartz, Feb 15»

Winter Storm Pandora: Widespread Snow, Sleet and Freezing Rain …

Two people were taken to a hospital after they were hit by falling snow Wednesday evening in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The snow fell from an ice rink's roof ... «The Weather Channel, Feb 15»

Can't we wish this winter weather away?

(CNN) Just how far is the winter weather seeping into areas of life ... of the country, some quipped about what they really want to give up this year: the winter. «CNN, Feb 15»