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August

August

1 1.0
The eighth month of the year after July and before September
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːɡəst/
translation icon : agosto
  • We're also going to Vidcon in August for Vidcon in LA.

But I think Joe took his own life in August last year.

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Examples

  • Consumer sentiment in late August is actually up slightly.

  • I cannot believe August is over and done with.

  • And my classes will begin in August, my academic classes.

  • After months of trying, August slipped away like a bottle of wine.

  • So this was last year in August, the resurgence.

  • But they're all coming out in August, September, October time.

  • That's right, an outdoor convention in August in Florida.

  • And in Chicago, like the Midwest, when it's July and August, it's unbearable.

  • It looks like in August, but I don't know the dates yet.

  • Many families go on vacation in August before the school year starts.

Synonyms

Aug.
vsAugust
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A short written form for the month of August

has identical meaning but is written in full rather than abbreviated

Compounds

1 8.6

A day when people remember Saint Peter's release and the first wheat harvest

5.5

A Christian church festival on August 6 that remembers the Transfiguration of Jesus

8.8

A wild plum tree in eastern and central North America that makes red-orange fruit with yellow flesh

The middle part of August

Surface Forms

August singular
Augusts plural

Etymology

August is named after the Roman leader Augustus, whose name suggested 'honored' or 'grand'. The Romans renamed the month to honor him, so August is the eighth month of the year.