season

noun sea·son \ ˈsē-zᵊn \

|Updated on: 20 Jun 2018

Examples: season in a Sentence

Definition of season

1 a : a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature

in a season of religious awakening
—F. A. Christie

b : a suitable or natural time or occasion

when my season comes to sit on David's throne
—John Milton

c : an indefinite period of time : while

sent home again to her father for a season
—Francis Hackett

2 a : a period of the year characterized by or associated with a particular activity or phenomenon

hay fever season

: such as

(1) : a period associated with some phase or activity of agriculture (such as growth or harvesting)

(2) : a period in which an animal engages in some activity (such as migrating or mating); also : estrus, heat

(3) : the period normally characterized by a particular kind of weather

a long rainy season

(4) : a period marked by special activity especially in some field

tourist season

hunting season

(5) : a period in which a place is most frequented

b : one of the four quarters into which the year is commonly divided

c : the time of a major holiday

3 : year

a boy of seven seasons

[Middle English sesoun, from sesounen to season]

: seasoning

5 : the schedule of official games played or to be played by a sports team during a playing season

got through the season undefeated

6 : off-season

closed for the season

— in season

1 : at the right time

2 : at the stage of greatest fitness (as for eating)

peaches are in season

3 : legally available to be hunted or caught

— out of season

: not in season

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Examples of season in a Sentence

I enjoy watching the seasons change every year.
These plants have a short growing season.
Deer season starts next week.
Monsoon season is coming soon.
This season's fashions are very feminine.
Pink is in style this season.
The theater company will be putting on plays by Shakespeare this season.
one of the shows in the network's season lineup

Recent Examples of season from the Web

Man City will be looking to build upon their Premier League title-winning campaign of last season, and Jorginho could offer them even more strength in their already formidable midfield set-up.

— SI.com, "Napoli & Man City Talks Rumble on as Premier League Champions Look to Secure Deal for Midfield Ace," 17 June 2018
Brown, a 6-foot-1 senior-to-be, could be the most improved player in the state after missing the first half of last season with a back injury for 6A state champion Pinnacle.

— richard obert, azcentral, "Perry's Jalen Williams, Pinnacle's Trent Brown put on hoops clinic," 16 June 2018
The Astros have shifted more than any team in baseball during the last two full seasons, according to Baseball Savant, and are again atop the leaderboard 71 games into this one.

— chandler rome, Houston Chronicle, "Discussion to ban defensive shifts irks Astros manager A.J. Hinch," 16 June 2018
The Bulls must somehow replace the majority of their production out of the backfield – almost 92 percent of last season’s yardage is gone via graduation.

— matt murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "USF moves on without Quinton Flowers, Bulls are No. 72 in 2018 preseason college football rankings," 16 June 2018
Chen, who also gave up a solo homer to Jonathan Schoop, lasted six innings for his second-longest start of the season.

— andre c. fernandez, miamiherald, "Marlins’ J.T. Realmuto hits two home runs, continues to make case for an All-Star nod," 16 June 2018
The hottest temperatures of the season (so far) are likely, and there will be nasty humidity to go with.

— ian livingston, Washington Post, "D.C.-area forecast: Seasonable warmth of today trends to potentially dangerous heat by Monday," 16 June 2018
The only reason any of this became public was that Popovich revealed it in the middle of last season—when Aldridge was named to the All-NBA second team.

— ben cohen, WSJ, "How Kawhi Leonard Spurred Another Wild NBA Summer," 15 June 2018
Los Angeles Lakers: Jerome Robinson, Boston College, 6-5: Dramatically improved 3-point shooting to 41 percent last season.

— rick bonnell, charlotteobserver, "NBA mock draft: Michael Porter’s the wild card, but this Wildcat makes sense for Hornets," 15 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of season

Middle English sesoun, from Anglo-French seison natural season, appropriate time, from Latin sation-, satio action of sowing, from serere to sow — more at sow

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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