- month
- nounADJECTIVE▪ last, past▪
The past few months have been hectic.
▪ preceding, previous, recent▪ current▪ coming, ensuing, following, future, next, upcoming (esp. AmE)▪Winning stories will be published in the magazine in future months.
▪ consecutive, straight, successive▪ alternate▪ intervening▪To occupy the intervening months she took a temporary job.
▪ entire, full, whole▪Performances were banned for the entire month of June.
▪We've been here five whole months now.
▪ short▪In just a few short months he was promoted to manager.
▪ early, later▪the early months of 2003
▪ closing, final▪Laura is in the final months of pregnancy with her first child.
▪ cold, dry, hot, warm, wet▪ spring, summer, etc.▪hot summer months
▪ holy▪the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
▪ lunar▪ calendar▪ record▪This has been a record month for sales.
▪ busy▪December is a busy month for most shops.
VERB + MONTH▪ spend▪He spent about a month decorating the house.
▪ take▪It took months to find another job.
▪ wait▪I waited six months for them to reply to my letter.
MONTH + VERB▪ elapse, go by, passPREPOSITION▪ by the month▪paid by the month
▪ during a/the month of, in a/the month of▪The festival is always held in the month of May.
▪ for a month, for months▪It hasn't rained for months.
▪ in a month▪We're getting married in a month/in a month's time.
▪ over a month, under a month▪I've been working on the illustration for over a month.
▪ per month▪What does the salary work out as per month?
▪ month of▪The months of July and August are the hottest.
PHRASES▪ the months leading up to sth▪The President was involved in discussions in the months leading up to the war.
▪ time of the month▪Our money's usually running low by this time of the month.
◆◆◆NOTE: Months▪ the month of …▪The festival is held during the month of August.
▪ last … , next … , that … , this … , the coming … , this coming …▪I'll be in Rio next January.
▪She'll be 40 this coming September.
▪ … (of) last/next/that/this year, … (of) the/this coming year, … (of) the following/previous/same year▪The construction work began in May of last year.
▪ early/late …▪The strike began in late March.
▪ the beginning/end/middle of …▪I'm going away on business at the end of April.
▪ the first/latter/second half of …▪The first half of January was marked by intense diplomatic activity.
▪ the period …▪Throughout the period November to February flocks of 500 or more are regularly present.
▪ the months/weeks/year to …▪In the year to June, sales were up 12% on a year ago.
▪ spend …▪He spent August abroad.
▪ … arrives, … comes▪November came with especially nasty fog.
▪ … passes (into … )▪January passed into February with the crime still a mystery.
▪ a … day, morning, night, etc.▪a misty December morning
▪ the May edition, the May issue, May's edition, May's issue, etc.▪His article will appear in the May issue of the magazine.
▪ about … , around …▪We will get in touch with you again around August.
▪ after/before …▪We expect to take delivery sometime after June.
▪ between … and …▪The hotel is closed between October and April.
▪ through (AmE)▪June through November is hurricane season.
▪ by …▪The work should be completed by June.
▪ come …▪It's back to school come September.
▪ during …▪The museum attracted 2 000 visitors during March.
▪ for …▪The congress is planned for February 2012.
▪ from …▪The show is open from March to November. (BrE)
▪The show is open from March through November. (AmE)
▪ in …▪We're getting married in April.
▪ since …▪She has played only four games since November.
▪ throughout …▪The freezing weather continued throughout January.
▪ till … , to … , until … , up to …▪The show runs until the end of October.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
