summer and winter en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To spend extended periods of time with; to test.
An even more important reason for the primary is that by "summering and wintering" these candidates, New Hampshire people, as representatives of the nation ....
2004 January 25, “Once again, primary proves its worth”, in Concord Monitor:
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To endure.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| summering and wintering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| summers and winters | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| summered and wintered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| summered and wintered | Tense=Past | lexicographic |