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weather en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ˈweðə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈwɛðəɾ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈwɛðə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈwɛðɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English weder, wedir, from Old English weder, from Proto-West Germanic *wedr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom (=*we-dʰrom), from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognates Cognate with Scots wather (“weather”), Saterland Frisian Weeder (“weather”), Cimbrian bèttar (“weather”), Dutch weder, weer (“weather”), German Wetter (“weather”), Low German Weder (“weather”), Luxembourgish Wieder (“weather”), Yiddish וועטער (veter, “weather”), Danish vejr (“weather”), Faroese, Icelandic veður (“weather”), Norwegian Bokmål vær (“weather”), Norwegian Nynorsk veder, vêr (“weather”), Swedish väder (“weather”); also more distantly related to Russian вёдро (vjódro, “fair weather”) and perhaps Albanian vrëndë (“light rain”). Other cognates include Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Facing towards the flow of a fluid, usually air.
   • weather side, weather helm
   • Let me make a clean breast of it here, and frankly admit that I kept but sorry guard. With the problem of the universe revolving in me, how could I—being left completely to myself at such a thought-engendering altitude—how could I but lightly hold my obligations to observe all whale-ships’ standing orders, “Keep your weather eye open, and sing out every time.” 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 35, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 174:

Antonyms

lee

Synonyms

windward

weather en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ˈweðə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈwɛðəɾ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈwɛðə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈwɛðɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English weder, wedir, from Old English weder, from Proto-West Germanic *wedr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom (=*we-dʰrom), from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognates Cognate with Scots wather (“weather”), Saterland Frisian Weeder (“weather”), Cimbrian bèttar (“weather”), Dutch weder, weer (“weather”), German Wetter (“weather”), Low German Weder (“weather”), Luxembourgish Wieder (“weather”), Yiddish וועטער (veter, “weather”), Danish vejr (“weather”), Faroese, Icelandic veður (“weather”), Norwegian Bokmål vær (“weather”), Norwegian Nynorsk veder, vêr (“weather”), Swedish väder (“weather”); also more distantly related to Russian вёдро (vjódro, “fair weather”) and perhaps Albanian vrëndë (“light rain”). Other cognates include Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
   • Here and there, the weather on the sea allowed two of their friends to hear and see, too.
   • We'll go for a walk when the weather's better.
   • What's the weather like today?
   • Human beings love to talk about the weather. 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 118:
   • The garden party was called off due to bad weather.
2. (countable, uncountable) Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
   • Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.
3. (countable, uncountable) The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
   • One complained of a bad cold in his head, upon which Jonah mixed him a pitch-like potion of gin and molasses, which he swore was a sovereign cure for all colds and catarrhs whatsoever, never mind of how long standing, or whether caught off the coast of Labrador, or on the weather side of an ice-island. 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 3, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
4. (countable, figuratively) A situation.
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A storm; a tempest.
   • What gusts of weather from that gathering cloud / My thoughts presage! 1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
6. (countable, uncountable) A light shower of rain.

Forms

Deriveds

all-weather · how's the weather · weather anchor · weather satellite · make the weather · weather strip · weather deck · weathergami · fair weather friend · weather-gleam · weather bomb · weatherometer · weatherbound · weather day · weather front · weather-beatenness · weather balloon · weather a point · weather bow · weather forecaster · make fair weather · weatherglass · weather forecasting · all-weather tyre · weather guesser · spell of weather · weather-gaw · talk about the weather · fair weather fan · weathercock · weatherman · all-weather tire · weatherish · unweather · weather summary · weather shore · wet-weather · weatherless · weathertight · weatherboard · weather-gauge · Weatherford · NWS · good weather · weather-beaten · weather rock · palaeoweather · keep a weather eye open · weather cloth · fair-weather friend · weather pronoun · fine weather for ducks · weatherproof · weather map · weatherable · weathersome · weather ship · nice weather for ducks · weatherize · weather stone · wet-weather tire · weatherwear · weather out · NWR · weather verb · weatherwoman · bad weather · weather it · weather breeder · weather cock · weatherstrip · weather station · weathercast · weather-glass · weather radar · weather-tight · nonweather · weathery · stormy weather · under the weather · fair-weather friendship · dry-weather tyre · weather house · weathermost · weatherperson · weatherwise · paleoweather · aweather · weather gauge · falling weather · make heavy weather · weather forecast · macroweather · weather report · weather pains · weather vane · weatherlore · weatherability · lovely weather for ducks · weatherise · weather roll · weathermaking · weatherworn · Merriweather · make heavy weather of · weathergirl · how's the weather up there · weatherfish · weather box · weatherlike · weatherology · weathermaker · weather whiplash · dry-weather tire · weather-prophet · fair-weather · weather speak · there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing · weather-bit · weatherer · wet-weather tyre · weatherly · weatherization · weather eye · in all weather · weather loach · weather gage · weather-bound · all-weather friend · weather-wise · weather chart · stress of weather

Hyponyms

space weather · dirty weather

Synonyms

weatherboard (windward side) · state of the atmosphere

Translations (280)

mnc ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ᠰᡠᡴᡩᡠᠨ (state of the atmosphere) · es temple (state of the atmosphere) · hi ऋतु (state of the atmosphere) · fy waar (state of the atmosphere) · hi मौसम (state of the atmosphere) · haw au (state of the atmosphere) · am የአየር ንብረት (state of the atmosphere) · gl tempo (state of the atmosphere) · za dienheiq (state of the atmosphere) · ka ამინდი (state of the atmosphere) · mt temp (state of the atmosphere) · ru пого́да (state of the atmosphere) · tet tempu (state of the atmosphere) · dng тянчи (state of the atmosphere) · fr temps (state of the atmosphere) · pdc Wedder (state of the atmosphere) · ff 𞤥𞤫𞤼𞤫𞤮 (state of the atmosphere) · ne मौसम (state of the atmosphere) · ast tiempu (state of the atmosphere) · cy hin (state of the atmosphere) · ff 𞤳𞤢𞤦𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤵 𞤱𞤫𞥅𞤴𞤮 (state of the atmosphere) · ill dunia' (state of the atmosphere) · es temperamento (state of the atmosphere) · oc temps (state of the atmosphere) · mfe letan (state of the atmosphere) · lb Wieder (state of the atmosphere) · de Wetter (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · eo vetera (state of the atmosphere) · fr intempéries (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · ru непого́да (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · gl barlovento (nautical: windward side of a ship) · alt айас (state of the atmosphere) · ca intempèrie (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · sh вре́ме (state of the atmosphere) · mi āhuarangi (state of the atmosphere) · os боныхъӕд (state of the atmosphere) · scn malu tempu (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · ab амш (state of the atmosphere) · mr हवामान (state of the atmosphere) · ru нена́стье (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · id hawa (state of the atmosphere) · tr hava (state of the atmosphere) · sl vreme (state of the atmosphere) · fi sää (state of the atmosphere) · wuu 天氣 /天气 (state of the atmosphere) · fj draki (state of the atmosphere) · es tiempo atmosférico (state of the atmosphere) · sv vädrets makter (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · fi ilma (state of the atmosphere) · ms hawa (state of the atmosphere) · sne cuaca (state of the atmosphere) · kqr kowowoyon tawan (state of the atmosphere) · hu idő (state of the atmosphere) · hak 天色 (state of the atmosphere) · tly həvo (state of the atmosphere) · hy եղանակ (state of the atmosphere) · grc κατάστημα (state of the atmosphere) · pdt Witrunk (state of the atmosphere) · pl pogoda (state of the atmosphere) · da luv (nautical: windward side of a ship) · th อากาศ (state of the atmosphere) · izh sää (state of the atmosphere) · ja 気象 (state of the atmosphere) · pa ਮੌਸਮ (state of the atmosphere) · lg embeera yo'budde (state of the atmosphere) · la status caeli (state of the atmosphere) · lv laiks (state of the atmosphere) · nan-hbl 天氣 /天气 (state of the atmosphere) · id cuaca (state of the atmosphere) · sw hali ya hewa (state of the atmosphere) · ovd weðer (state of the atmosphere) · yi וועטער (state of the atmosphere) · sc intempéria (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · de Wetter (state of the atmosphere) · abs wer (state of the atmosphere) · ja 天候 (state of the atmosphere) · bho मौसम (state of the atmosphere) · sv lovart (nautical: windward side of a ship) · ti ተጻወረ (state of the atmosphere) · uz ob-havo (state of the atmosphere) · bn আবহাওয়া (state of the atmosphere) · fa-ira آب و هَوا (state of the atmosphere) · haw anilā (state of the atmosphere) · hsb wjedro (state of the atmosphere) · tt көн (state of the atmosphere) · nb vær (state of the atmosphere) · th ภูมิอากาศ (state of the atmosphere) · ro intemperii (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · rue хві́ля (state of the atmosphere) · bn আবহ (state of the atmosphere) · da vejr (state of the atmosphere) · tg обу ҳаво (state of the atmosphere) · alt јут (state of the atmosphere) · sk počasie (state of the atmosphere) · he מֶזֶג־אֲוִיר (state of the atmosphere) · is veður (state of the atmosphere) · ro timp (state of the atmosphere) · drg bbinahang (state of the atmosphere) · abq хӏауа (state of the atmosphere) · ca oratge (state of the atmosphere) · vi thời tiết (state of the atmosphere) · scn malattiempu (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · sa समा (state of the atmosphere) · wyi berring tak (state of the atmosphere) · crh ava (state of the atmosphere) · he מזג אוויר (state of the atmosphere) · yi פּאַגאָדע (state of the atmosphere) · mhr игече (state of the atmosphere) · qu pacha (state of the atmosphere) · ba һауа торошо (state of the atmosphere) · la caelum (state of the atmosphere) · ro stare atmosferică (state of the atmosphere) · za mbwn (state of the atmosphere) · kk ауа райы (state of the atmosphere) · lv laikapstākļi (state of the atmosphere) · pdt Wada (state of the atmosphere) · sv väder (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · nl weer (state of the atmosphere) · gd sìde (state of the atmosphere) · es cariz (state of the atmosphere) · or ମରସୁମ୍ (state of the atmosphere) · tl klima (state of the atmosphere) · ja 天気 (state of the atmosphere) · gu મોસમ (state of the atmosphere) · tt һава торышы (state of the atmosphere) · km អាកាសធាតុ (state of the atmosphere) · hsn 天色 (state of the atmosphere) · rsk хвиля (state of the atmosphere) · kn ವಾತಾವರಣ (state of the atmosphere) · krl ilmu (state of the atmosphere) · nn vêr (state of the atmosphere) · zza hewa (diq) (state of the atmosphere) · ro vreme (state of the atmosphere) · uz havo (state of the atmosphere) · nan-hbl 天時 /天时 (state of the atmosphere) · hak 天氣 /天气 (state of the atmosphere) · ko 날씨 (state of the atmosphere) · mn цаг агаар (state of the atmosphere) · pl niepogoda (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · cv ҫанталӑк (state of the atmosphere) · sah күн (state of the atmosphere) · fi ylähanka (nautical: windward side of a ship) · la tempestas (state of the atmosphere) · lo ພູມອາກາດ (state of the atmosphere) · ug ھاۋا (state of the atmosphere) · az hava (state of the atmosphere) · yue 天時 /天时 (state of the atmosphere) · zza ayam (diq) (state of the atmosphere) · bo གནམ་གཤིས (state of the atmosphere) · gv emshyr (state of the atmosphere) · eo vetero (state of the atmosphere) · es intemperie (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · sv väder och vind (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · ar طَقْس (state of the atmosphere) · my ရာသီဥတု (state of the atmosphere) · mba panahon (state of the atmosphere) · acw جَوّ (state of the atmosphere) · ar جَوّ (state of the atmosphere) · to anga (state of the atmosphere) · se dálki (state of the atmosphere) · abq жвгӏвакв (state of the atmosphere) · csb wiodro (state of the atmosphere) · rcf tan (state of the atmosphere) · ady ошӏу (state of the atmosphere) · sh vréme (state of the atmosphere) · de Wind und Wetter (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · cmn 天景 (state of the atmosphere) · eu eguraldi (state of the atmosphere) · sv väder (state of the atmosphere) · nl weer (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · ota هوا (state of the atmosphere) · uk пого́да (state of the atmosphere) · kxd cuaca (state of the atmosphere) · bg вре́ме (state of the atmosphere) · br amzer (state of the atmosphere) · fr météo (state of the atmosphere) · tg ҳаво (state of the atmosphere) · mn тэнгэр (state of the atmosphere) · el καιρός (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · mi rangi (state of the atmosphere) · es tiempo meteorológico m temperie (state of the atmosphere) · ce хенан хӏоттам (state of the atmosphere) · orv погода (state of the atmosphere) · ady уае (state of the atmosphere) · non veðr (state of the atmosphere) · cjy 天氣 /天气 (state of the atmosphere) · tih baal (state of the atmosphere) · lt oras (state of the atmosphere) · ff meteo (state of the atmosphere) · am የአየር ሁኔታ (state of the atmosphere) · tl panahon (state of the atmosphere) · ug ھاۋا رايى (state of the atmosphere) · ca sobrevent (nautical: windward side of a ship) · ang weder (state of the atmosphere) · ti ኩነታት ኣየር (state of the atmosphere) · ko 일기 (state of the atmosphere) · cic kochcha' (state of the atmosphere) · cdo 天氣 /天气 (state of the atmosphere) · hak 天時 /天时 (state of the atmosphere) · cmn 天氣 /天气 (state of the atmosphere) · el στοιχεία (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · oc tempèri (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · mvv baa (state of the atmosphere) · ml അന്തരീക്ഷസ്ഥിതി (state of the atmosphere) · pt mau tempo (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · ga aimsir (state of the atmosphere) · bg наветрена страна (nautical: windward side of a ship) · ps هوا (state of the atmosphere) · as বতৰ (state of the atmosphere) · kca-nor төрәм (state of the atmosphere) · be паго́да (state of the atmosphere) · krl siä (state of the atmosphere) · fa-ira هَوا (state of the atmosphere) · tk howa (state of the atmosphere) · scn tempu (state of the atmosphere) · af weer (state of the atmosphere) · mg fotoana (state of the atmosphere) · sco wather (state of the atmosphere) · cmn 氣候 /气候 (state of the atmosphere) · inh хаоттам (state of the atmosphere) · hrx Wetter (state of the atmosphere) · kl sila (state of the atmosphere) · ta வானிலை (state of the atmosphere) · el καιρός (state of the atmosphere) · mk време (state of the atmosphere) · ba көн (state of the atmosphere) · sh врије́ме (state of the atmosphere) · gl intemperie (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · pt tempo (state of the atmosphere) · ur مَوسَم (state of the atmosphere) · it intemperie (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · be надво́р'е (state of the atmosphere) · sm aso (state of the atmosphere) · hu időjárás (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · fo veður (state of the atmosphere) · my ဥတု (state of the atmosphere) · hu időjárás (state of the atmosphere) · cy tywydd (state of the atmosphere) · tt һава (state of the atmosphere) · acw هَوا (state of the atmosphere) · io vetero (state of the atmosphere) · it tempo (state of the atmosphere) · mk непо́года (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · ceb panahon (state of the atmosphere) · ca temps (state of the atmosphere) · lo ອາກາດ (state of the atmosphere) · ms cuaca (state of the atmosphere) · mi āhua o te rangi (state of the atmosphere) · ff kabaaru weeyo (state of the atmosphere) · dsb wjedro (state of the atmosphere) · izh ilma (state of the atmosphere) · te కాలము (state of the atmosphere) · km ធាតុអាកាស (state of the atmosphere) · sc tempus (state of the atmosphere) · ist tenpo (state of the atmosphere) · fi säät (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) · pl aura (state of the atmosphere) · yue 天氣 /天气 (state of the atmosphere) · sh vrijéme (state of the atmosphere) · or ମରସୁମୀ (state of the atmosphere) · alt кӱн (state of the atmosphere) · th สภาพอากาศ (state of the atmosphere) · am አየር (state of the atmosphere) · cs počasí (state of the atmosphere) · sib langit (state of the atmosphere) · scn àriu (state of the atmosphere) · ady погод (state of the atmosphere) · si කාලගුණය (state of the atmosphere) · gd aimsir (state of the atmosphere) · vec tenpo (state of the atmosphere) · ru наве́тренная сторона́ (nautical: windward side of a ship) · bsb cuaca (state of the atmosphere) · zu izulu (state of the atmosphere) · csb pògòda (state of the atmosphere) · dv މޫސުން (state of the atmosphere) · ky аба ырайы (state of the atmosphere) · tl weder (state of the atmosphere) · sq mot (state of the atmosphere) · rm aura (state of the atmosphere) · et ilm (state of the atmosphere)

wikidata: Q11663

weather en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ˈweðə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈwɛðəɾ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈwɛðə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈwɛðɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English weder, wedir, from Old English weder, from Proto-West Germanic *wedr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom (=*we-dʰrom), from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognates Cognate with Scots wather (“weather”), Saterland Frisian Weeder (“weather”), Cimbrian bèttar (“weather”), Dutch weder, weer (“weather”), German Wetter (“weather”), Low German Weder (“weather”), Luxembourgish Wieder (“weather”), Yiddish וועטער (veter, “weather”), Danish vejr (“weather”), Faroese, Icelandic veður (“weather”), Norwegian Bokmål vær (“weather”), Norwegian Nynorsk veder, vêr (“weather”), Swedish väder (“weather”); also more distantly related to Russian вёдро (vjódro, “fair weather”) and perhaps Albanian vrëndë (“light rain”). Other cognates include Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).

Meanings

1. To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
   • [An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the air / To weather his broad sails. 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 42:
   • The organisms […] seem indestructible, while the hard matrix in which they are embedded has weathered from around them. 1856, Hugh Miller, The Cruise of the Betsey:
2. (broadly) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
   • April 18, 1850, Frederick William Robertson, An Address Delivered to the Members of the Working Man's Institute You will weather the difficulties yet.
   • "Come hither! come hither! my little daughter, / And do not tremble so; / For I can weather the roughest gale, That ever wind did blow." 1840 January 10, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “[Ballads.] w:The Wreck of the Hesperus.”, in Ballads and Other Poems, 2nd edition, Cambridge, Mass.: […] John Owen, published 1842, →OCLC, stanza 8, page 44:
   • Some observers have contrasted China with the US, whose economy has weathered the post-Covid recovery better. Until recently, Americans may have feared the day China would overtake them as the world's largest economy, but now analysts doubt if this will happen. 2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC:
3. To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
4. To cause (rocks) to break down by crushing, grinding, and/or dissolving with acids.
   • Lichens' ability to weather makes them a geological force, yet they do more than disolve the physical features of the world. 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 85:
5. To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
   • to weather a cape    to weather another ship
6. To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
   • Joshua weathered a collision with a freighter near South Africa.
7. To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
   • If your hawk is bad-weathered, that is, will not fit on your fist when the wind blows, but hales, and beats, and hangs by the jeſſes, ſhe has an ill habit of the worſt kind. 1773, James Campbell, A Treatise on modern faulconry:
8. To rain; to storm.
   • But there's no law against taking pictures when it's weathering out there, and you're likely to produce some beautiful, if not different, images for your efforts. All that's needed is to dress your camera for the weather[…] 1982, Fredrik D. Bodin, How to Get the Best Travel Photographs:

Forms

Deriveds

weather the storm · unweather · overweather

Translations (30)

nl verweren (to breakdown of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air) · cs vystavit vlivům počasí (to expose to weather) · fi nostaa tuuleen (to pass to windward) · ja 乗り切る (to endure an event) · mi whakangawhere (to breakdown of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air) · cs plout po návětrné straně (to pass to windward) · sv pröva (to expose to weather) · sv genomlida (to endure an event) · es meteorizarse (to breakdown of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air) · cs přestát (to endure an event) · fi selvitä (jostakin) (to endure an event) · de überstehen (to endure an event) · pt aguentar (to endure an event) · it superare (to endure an event) · gl capear (to pass to windward) · ko 바래다 (to expose to weather) · nl doorstaan (to endure an event) · pl zwietrzeć (to breakdown of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air) · cs přečkat (to endure an event) · pl wietrzeć (to breakdown of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air) · cs zvětrat (to expose to weather) · mi ngawhere (to breakdown of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air) · sv utstå (to endure an event) · sv övervara (to endure an event) · it erodere (to breakdown of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air) · de verwittern (to breakdown of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air) · sv uthärda (to endure an event) · cs zvětrávat (to breakdown of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air) · cs nechat zvětrat (to expose to weather) · es meteorizar (to expose to weather)