august

Everyday

1. August is the eighth month of the year, with 31 days, coming after July and before September. tree →
2. Written with a small a, august means grand, important and respected. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life August is summer in the USA, UK, Canada and Ireland, usually the school summer holidays, but winter in Australia and New Zealand. In maths, pupils count days in months and work out calendar problems. Phrases: in August, at the end of August, the August holidays.

Examples

• August is the eighth month of the year. tree →
• We go camping in August. tree →
• August has 31 days. tree →
• In Australia, August is a cold winter month. tree →
• School starts again at the end of August in many American states. tree →
• July comes before August. tree →
• The weather in August was very hot. tree →
• The august old professor spoke to the whole school. tree →
• Ryn Jin forgave his subject at once at the request of his august guest. tree →

Note

The month always has a capital A: August. August has 31 days, like July, so two 31-day months come in a row. Rhyme: Thirty days has September, April, June and November. The adjective august (said aw-GUST) is rare and means grand.

In Jewish tradition

In everyday life August is summer in the USA, UK, Canada and Ireland, usually the school summer holidays, but winter in Australia and New Zealand. In maths, pupils count days in months and work out calendar problems. Phrases: in August, at the end of August, the August holidays.

Examples

• Although the title page bears the date of 1914, the author did not receive the copies of this thesis from German)-, where the booklet was printed, until August 1921, on account of the war. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

The month always has a capital A: August. August has 31 days, like July, so two 31-day months come in a row. Rhyme: Thirty days has September, April, June and November. The adjective august (said aw-GUST) is rare and means grand.