season
verb C2- To habituate, accustom, or inure (someone or something) to a particular use, purpose, or circumstance. · to season oneself to a climate
- To prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices. · The timber needs to be seasoned.
- To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.
- To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance. · The wood has seasoned in the sun.
- To mingle: to moderate, temper, or qualify by admixture.
He/she/it seasons · Past seasoned · Past participle seasoned · -ing form seasoning
Verb forms
- Base form
- season
- He/she/it
- seasons
- Past
- seasoned
- Past participle
- seasoned
- -ing form
- seasoning
From the library
“A ball at this season?”
One day he happened to see a Swallow, which had appeared before its season, skimming along a pool and twittering gaily.
A HALF-FAMISHED JACKDAW seated himself on a fig-tree, which had produced some fruit entirely out of season, and waited in the hope that the figs would ripen.
I envy you your beauty and your perfume.” The Rose replied, “I indeed, dear Amaranth, flourish but for a brief season!
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