Background for june
BeDict Logo

june

/dʒuːn/

Meanings
noun proper noun
The sixth month of the year, following May and preceding July.

Examples :

"My birthday is in June."
period time holiday

Related Words

Illustration and

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration may

may verb

/meɪ/

To be strong; to have power (over).

"The strong winds may the tree, but it will not break. "

Illustration year

year noun

/jɪə/ /jɪɹ/ /jɜː/

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration july

july proper noun

/dʒuˈlaɪ/

The seventh month of the year, between June and August.

"July is a hot month in many parts of the world."

Illustration following

following verb

/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

"Follow that car!"

Illustration birthday

birthday noun

/ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ /ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/

The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.

"My sister's birthday is next week, and we're planning a party. "

Illustration preceding

preceding verb

/pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/

To go before, go in front of.

"Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide."

Illustration my

my interjection

/mi/

Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.

"My, what big teeth you have!"

Illustration sixth

sixth noun

/sɪk(s)θ/

(not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position.

"The sixth in line for the school play auditions was a nervous student. "

Illustration month

month noun

/mʌnθ/

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.

"July is my favourite month."