Weather

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈwɛðɚ/

wea etha

Etymology

Old English weder

Adjective

weather

  1. of, or relating to weather
  2. (nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) windward

Noun

weather

  1. the short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, humidity, cloud coverage and fall of precipitation, wind, etc.
  2. unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and its effects.

Translations

Verb

to weather (third-person singular simple present weathers, present participle weathering, simple past weathered, past participle weathered)

  1. To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
  2. (nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
  3. (nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
    Joshua weathered a collision with a freighter near South Africa.

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Derived terms

fr:weather io:weather it:weather hu:weather nl:weather fi:weather ta:weather zh:weather

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