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The correct spelling is weather.
How to pronounce weather
/ˈwɛðə/
nounIPA: /ˈwɛðə/
Say it like: Wee-the-r
The correct spelling is weather. The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc. For example: "Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather."
Usage Examples
“Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.”
“to weather a cape; to weather another ship”
“Joshua weathered a collision with a freighter near South Africa.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
- 2.Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
- 3.The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
- 4.A situation.
- 5.A storm; a tempest.
verb
- 1.To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
- 2.(by extension) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
- 3.To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
- 4.To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
- 5.To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
adjective
- 1.Facing towards the flow of a fluid, usually air.
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