winter
verb/ˈwɪntə(r)/
/ˈwɪntər/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they winter | /ˈwɪntə(r)/ /ˈwɪntər/ |
| he / she / it winters | /ˈwɪntəz/ /ˈwɪntərz/ |
| past simple wintered | /ˈwɪntəd/ /ˈwɪntərd/ |
| past participle wintered | /ˈwɪntəd/ /ˈwɪntərd/ |
| -ing form wintering | /ˈwɪntərɪŋ/ /ˈwɪntərɪŋ/ |
- (+ adv./prep.) to spend the winter somewhere
- Many British birds winter in Africa.
- Increasing numbers of retired people are wintering abroad.
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch winter and German Winter, probably also to wet.Definitions on the go
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