april
April is the fourth month of the year.
The fourth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 30 days.
April can be a person’s name.
A given name, usually feminine.
In poems or formal writing, April can mean youth or early spring.
In literary or poetic use, a time of early spring or the early, fresh stage of something, especially youth.
- Base: april
- Plural: aprils
april fool
1person tricked on April 1
An April fool is someone who is tricked on April 1.
- I believed the story and ended up the April fool.
- Don't worry—lots of people were April fools today.
- He tried to make his coworkers April fools with a fake email.
- I was an April fool today.
april fool!
1said to reveal a prank
You say 'April Fool!' after you trick someone on April 1.
- When she realized the meeting was fake, he shouted, "April Fool!"
- I told my brother the internet was broken and then said, "April Fool!"
- She laughed and replied, "Nice try—April Fool!"
- April Fool! It was a joke.
april fool's day
1day for practical jokes
April Fool's Day is April 1, when people play jokes.
- They announced a fake product on April Fool's Day.
- I never know what to believe on April Fool's Day.
- The kids planned a harmless prank for April Fool's Day.
- April Fool's Day is on April 1.
april showers
1rainy weather in April
April showers means rain that often happens in April.
- We stayed inside because of the April showers.
- April showers can make the roads slippery.
- After the April showers, everything looked greener.
- April showers bring rain.
april showers bring may flowers
1short-term trouble brings benefits
Bad times can lead to good things later.
- Training is exhausting, but April showers bring May flowers.
- We didn't get the contract this time, but April showers bring May flowers.
- She reminded herself, "April showers bring May flowers," and kept going.
the april of [someone]'s life
1someone’s youth or early stage
In literary English, it means the time when someone is young.
- In the April of her life, she moved to the city and took risks.
- He looked back fondly on the April of his life.
- The memoir describes the April of his life as a time of hope and change.