Definition of "weather" in Anglais

noun

1. The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

   • What's the weather like today?
   • We'll go for a walk when the weather's better.
   • The garden party was called off due to bad weather.
   • Here and there, the weather on the sea allowed two of their friends to hear and see, too.

2. Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.

   • Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.

3. (nautical) The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.

4. (countable, figuratively) A situation.

5. (obsolete) A storm; a tempest.

6. (obsolete) A light shower of rain.

adjective

1. (sailing, geology) Facing towards the flow of a fluid, usually air.

   • weather side, weather helm

verb

1. To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.

2. (by extension) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.

   • April 18, 1850, Frederick William Robertson, An Address Delivered to the Members of the Working Man's Institute You will weather the difficulties yet.

3. To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.

4. To cause (rocks) to break down by crushing, grinding, and/or dissolving with acids.

5. (nautical) To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.

   • to weather a cape    to weather another ship

6. (nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.

   • Joshua weathered a collision with a freighter near South Africa.

7. (falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.

8. To rain; to storm.