weather
The temperature, sun, rain, wind, and other conditions in the air outside at a certain time and place.
The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, including factors such as temperature, wind, and precipitation.
To get through a hard or dangerous time without too much harm.
To come through a difficult or dangerous situation without being badly harmed or damaged.
To slowly change or get damaged because of wind, rain, sun, etc.
To be worn, changed, or damaged by long exposure to the atmosphere.
- Base: weather
- Plural: weather
- Base: weather
- 3rd Person Singular: weathers
- Present Participle: weathering
- Past: weathered
in all weathers
1In any kind of weather
No matter if it is sunny, rainy, hot, or cold.
- He walks his dog in all weathers.
- They train outside in all weathers.
make heavy weather of something
1Overcomplicate something simple
To make something seem harder than it really is.
- He made heavy weather of fixing the leak.
- She always makes heavy weather of simple tasks.
under the weather
1Feeling slightly ill
Not feeling well; a little sick or tired.
- I'm feeling a bit under the weather today, so I’ll stay home.
- She’s been under the weather all week.
weather the storm
1Survive a tough situation
To get through a very hard or dangerous time without serious harm.
- The company was able to weather the storm during the financial crisis.
- The company managed to weather the storm during the recession.
- They weathered the storm and came out stronger.
- They weathered the storm of public criticism and kept going.