1. (

• summer ,
• summertime

) the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore" ;

2. (

• summer ,

) the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty; "the golden summer of his life" ;

1. (

• summer

) spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir" ;