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weather

weat·her

UK/ˈwɛðə/ US/ˈwɛðɚ/ common
noun (1) adjective (1) verb (4)

noun

1.

the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

  • “they were hoping for good weather”
  • “every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception”
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adjective

1.

towards the side exposed to wind

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verb

1.

face or endure with courage

  • “She braved the elements”
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2.
3.

sail to the windward of

4.

change under the action or influence of the weather

  • “A weathered old hut”

Origin

From Middle English weder, wedir, from Old English weder, from Proto-West Germanic *wedr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom (=*we-dʰrom), from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognates Cognate with Scots wather (“weather”), Saterland Frisian Weeder (“weather”), Cimbrian bèttar (“weather”), Dutch weder, weer (“weather”), German Wetter (“weather”), Low German Weder (“weather”), Luxembourgish Wieder (“weather”), Yiddish וועטער (veter, “weather”), Danish vejr (“weather”), Faroese, Icelandic veður (“weather”), Norwegian Bokmål vær (“weather”), Norwegian Nynorsk veder, vêr (“weather”), Swedish väder (“weather”); also more distantly related to Russian вёдро (vjódro, “fair weather”) and perhaps Albanian vrëndë (“light rain”). Other cognates include Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).

Phrases

  • all-weather friend
  • all-weather tire
  • all-weather tyre
  • bad weather
  • fair weather fan
  • fair weather friend
  • fair-weather friend
  • fair-weather friendship
  • weather the storm

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