August
- noun
- /ˈɔːɡəst/
- We're also going to Vidcon in August for Vidcon in LA.
But I think Joe took his own life in August last year.
- But I think Joe took his own life in August last year.
- That's right, an outdoor convention in August in Florida.
- Now this is telling me that this went off in August last year.
- Consumer sentiment in late August is actually up slightly.
- It looks like in August, but I don't know the dates yet.
- I think it'll be a July, August fight sometime around then.
- They were doing the documentary by late July, August I think it was.
- And in Chicago, like the Midwest, when it's July and August, it's unbearable.
- By the end of August, the city will be in ruins.
Examples
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Consumer sentiment in late August is actually up slightly.
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I cannot believe August is over and done with.
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And my classes will begin in August, my academic classes.
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After months of trying, August slipped away like a bottle of wine.
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So this was last year in August, the resurgence.
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But they're all coming out in August, September, October time.
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That's right, an outdoor convention in August in Florida.
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And in Chicago, like the Midwest, when it's July and August, it's unbearable.
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It looks like in August, but I don't know the dates yet.
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Many families go on vacation in August before the school year starts.
Synonyms
A short written form for the month of August
Compounds
- US
A wild plum tree in eastern and central North America that makes red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
Surface Forms
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.