weather
US /ˈwɛðɚ/
Definition
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Bad weather forced the airline to delay all morning flights to Osaka.
Synonyms
- climatethe weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
- conditionsthe prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
Collocations
- Easy nice weather todaydescribing nice weather today (a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera)
- Medium extreme weather delay notificationdescribing extreme weather delay notification (the furthest or highest degree of something)
- Hard weather the storm of economic downturnto weather the storm of economic downturn, meaning to face and withstand with courage
- Very Hard under the weather and unable to attend the summitsubject to the authority, condition, or terms of the weather and unable to attend the summit
- Hard inclement weatherdescribing inclement weather ((of weather or climate) severe)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.