Etymology : Middle English weder, from Old English; akin to Old High German wetar weather, Old Church Slavonic vetru wind
Pronunciation : we-[
th]&r
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. atmospheric conditions; stormy weather; vicissitudes of fate. expose to atmospheric conditions; become worn by exposure to the weather; overcome, stand; to pass to the windward of a point (Sailing). weatherbox. same as weather house, below...see:
weather.
2. The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena; meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.
3. Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the state of the air.
4. Storm; tempest.
5. A light rain; a shower.
6. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air.
7. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm.
8. To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship.
9. To place unhooded in the open air.
10. 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.
11. Being toward the wind, or windward opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc. 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" change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut" sail to the windward of cause to slope face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements".
12. 1. The weather is the condition of the atmosphere in one area at a particular time, for example if it is raining, hot, or windy. The weather was bad I like cold weather Fishing is possible in virtually any weather. the weather conditions.
13. If something such as wood or rock weathers or is weathered, it changes colour or shape as a result of the wind, sun, rain, or cold. Unpainted wooden furniture weathers to a grey colour This rock has been weathered and eroded. + weathered weath·ered The facade of the building was a little weathered The man had a worn, weathered face. = weather-beaten.
14. If you weather a difficult time or a difficult situation, you survive it and are able to continue normally after it has passed or ended. The government has weathered its worst political crisis. to weather the storm: see:
storm.
15. disapproval If you say that someone is making heavy weather of a task, you are critical of them because they are doing it in an inefficient way and are making it seem more difficult than it really is. Some of the riders in this section made heavy weather of the cross-country race.
16. If you say that you are under the weather, you mean that you feel slightly ill. I was still feeling a bit under the weather. = unwell. State of the atmosphere at a particular place during a short period of time. It involves day-to-day changes in such atmospheric phenomena as temperature, humidity, precipitation (type and amount), air pressure, wind, and cloud cover. Most weather occurs in the troposphere, but phenomena of the higher regions of the atmosphere, such as jet streams, and geographic features, most notably mountains and large bodies of water, also affect it. See also climate.
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