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Autumn is the season when many leaves change color.
What does Season mean?
A season is a part of the year or a regular period for an activity; to season food is to add flavor.
Dictionary definition
A season is one of the main divisions of the year or a recurring period linked to weather, growing, travel, celebrations, sports, or entertainment. As a verb, season means to add flavor to food, prepare material such as wood or cookware for use, or make someone more skilled through experience.
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Season in a sentence
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Our soccer season begins in September.
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Local strawberries are in season in early summer.
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In the Southern Hemisphere, summer and winter occur at opposite times of year from those in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Dad seasoned the soup with pepper and herbs.
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Years of practice seasoned the speaker, who stayed calm during difficult questions.
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Practice 1
What does season mean in “The apple harvest season begins soon” ?
Harvest season is the part of the year when a crop is gathered.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses season as a verb?
Here season is an action meaning add flavor.
Practice 3
What does in season mean in “Peaches are in season” ?
Produce is in season when it is locally growing and ready at its usual time.
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WordSeason.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningSeason means A season is a part of the year or a regular period for an activity; to season food is to add flavor.
ExampleExample: Autumn is the season when many leaves change color.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- see · zun
- Strongest beat
- see
- Ending
- zun
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on see.
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Synonyms
Words like Season
time of yearClose when season means a recurring part of the annual cycle.
periodClose when season means a span marked by one activity or condition.
seriesA British English counterpart when season means one set of episodes of a television programme.
flavorClose to the verb season only when adding taste to food.
Antonyms
Opposite words
offseasonA direct contrast only for a sport, travel, or activity season.
out of seasonA contrast to in season for produce, travel, or a legally limited activity.
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Word family
Season word family
Base word
season
noun
seasons
More than one yearly division or recurring period; also the present-tense verb for one subject.
adjective
seasonal
Happening in, available during, or changing with a particular season.
adverb
seasonally
In a way that follows or depends on the seasons.
adjective
seasoned
Flavored or prepared for use; for a person, experienced and skilled.
noun
seasoning
A substance used to flavor food; also the process of preparing or flavoring something.
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Understand Season
Hint for students
Look for a yearly cycle, a recurring activity, a set of episodes, fresh produce, added flavor, or experience.
Common mix-up
Season and weather are related but not identical. Weather can change from day to day, while a season is a longer recurring period; Earth’s seasons are caused mainly by its tilted axis, not its changing distance from the Sun.
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Students sort examples into year, sport, entertainment, produce, flavoring, and experience, then compare the current seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Teacher prompt
Compare a weather season, baseball season, television season, fruit in season, and seasoning food. Ask which clues identify each sense.
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