Translation
summer
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Word origin
From Latin aestas, aestatem ('summer'), through Old French esté. The first é stands for the s that dropped out (esté). It is spelled like été, the past participle of être, but the two are unrelated.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- aestas
- English cognates
- aestival
Grammar
Examples
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In summer, it is often very hot in the south.
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This summer, I am working in a café.
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Last summer, we went to the seaside.
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