plural months
ˈmən(t)s 
ˈmən(t)ths
1
: a measure of time corresponding nearly to the period of the moon's revolution and amounting to approximately 4 weeks or 30 days or 1/12 of a year
2
months plural
: an indefinite usually extended period of time
He has been gone for months.
3
: one ninth of the typical duration of human pregnancy
She was in her eighth month.
Examples of month in a Sentence
July is my favorite month.
It was hard to keep warm in the cabin during the winter months.
the merry month of May
I saw her last month and I'll see her again next month.
The price sometimes changes dramatically from one month to the next.
He was gone for a month.
She was back to work a month after the accident.
He's been gone for months.
I haven't talked to her in months.
Recent Examples on the Web
His stay with the Reds lasted only a few months.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Willer said November and December is typically a strong period — especially after the returns in the first ten months of the year were relatively high.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
He was also ordered last month to forfeit $64 million apparently linked to the scheme, Billboard reported.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Smith is under a civil commitment that was originally put in place about seven months after the killing.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Willer said November and December is typically a strong period — especially after the returns in the first ten months of the year were relatively high.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
He was also ordered last month to forfeit $64 million apparently linked to the scheme, Billboard reported.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Smith is under a civil commitment that was originally put in place about seven months after the killing.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Month.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/month. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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