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The weather turned windy and cool before recess.
What does Weather mean?
Weather is what the atmosphere is like now; to weather something can mean to endure it or change through exposure.
Dictionary definition
As a noun, the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place; as a verb, to change through exposure or to endure a difficult experience safely.
Example sentences
Weather in a sentence
medium
Sun and rain weathered the painted sign until its colors faded.
hard
The small business weathered a difficult year by changing its plans.
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Commonly confused words
Weather or whether?
Compare the meanings, then choose a word for each new sentence.
Weather
Conditions such as sunshine, wind, rain, and temperature.
In a sentence The weather changed from sunny to rainy.
Whether
Used to introduce possibilities or choices.
In a sentence We discussed whether to walk or cycle.
Spot the difference Weather concerns atmospheric conditions. Whether introduces possibilities or alternatives.
Which word fits?
Choose weather or whether for each blank. Say your answer, then check why it fits.
1Strong winds made the ___ unpleasant for a picnic.
Check answer 1
weather — Wind is a weather condition.
2I cannot decide ___ to draw a fox or a rabbit.
Check answer 2
whether — The sentence introduces two possible choices.
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Question 1 of 3
Practice 1
Which statement is about weather?
Weather describes atmospheric conditions at a particular time and place.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses weather as a verb meaning endure?
Weathered means the hikers endured and came safely through the storm.
Practice 3
Scientists call the slow breaking down of exposed rock ____.
Weathering is the process that changes rock through exposure to water, air, ice, organisms, or temperature changes.
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weth · er · strongest beat: weth
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WordWeather.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningWeather is what the atmosphere is like now; to weather something can mean to endure it or change through exposure.
ExampleExample: The weather turned windy and cool before recess.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- weth · er
- Strongest beat
- weth
- Ending
- er
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on weth.
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Synonyms
Words like Weather
atmospheric conditionsA precise phrase for the noun sense involving temperature, wind, clouds, and precipitation.
endureA close synonym for the verb sense meaning to come through difficulty.
wear awayA close phrase for the verb sense in which exposure gradually changes a material.
Antonym review
Does Weather have an opposite?
The noun weather has no general opposite. Climate is a long-term pattern rather than an antonym, and individual conditions such as clear and stormy can oppose one another only in context.
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Word family
Weather word family
Base word
weather
adjective
weathered
Changed by exposure, or experienced and endured over time.
noun
weathering
The process by which exposure breaks down or changes materials such as rock.
adjective
weatherproof
Made to resist damage from outdoor weather.
noun
weatherproofing
Material or work used to protect something from weather.
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Student support
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Hint for students
For the noun, look for conditions happening now. For the verb, ask whether something endured difficulty or changed after being exposed outdoors.
Common mix-up
Do not use climate as an antonym for weather: weather is short-term, while climate is the long-term pattern. Also, weather names atmospheric conditions; whether introduces alternatives, as in whether to go.
Try it in class or at home
Give students six sentences using weather, weathered, and weathering. Have them label noun, endurance verb, exposure verb, or process noun and circle the context clue that proves each choice.
Teacher prompt
Use the model sentences, "Today's weather is rainy" and "The steps weathered after years outdoors." Ask students how the noun and verb meanings are connected by exposure to atmospheric conditions.
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