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/ˈweðər/- the conditions that exist in the atmosphere relating to temperature, precipitation (=rain, snow, etc.), and other features
Unsettled weather will continue through the weekend.
We couldn’t paint the outside because of the weather.
good/bad/hot/cold/wet/dry etc. weather:He walked for five miles in bad weather.
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Collocations: weather
▪ adverse, appalling, atrocious, bad, cold, cold, dry, fine, foul, good, hot, lovely, mild, severe, unsettled, warm, wet
phrases
in all weather(s)
keep a weather eye on
under the weather
informal
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