Collins English-English Dictionary

weather ['wεðə]

1. 1. n the day-to-day meteorological conditions, esp temperature, cloudiness, and rainfall, affecting a specific place - Compare climate

2. 2. n [modifier] relating to the forecasting of weather

   a weather ship

3. 3. n a prevailing state or condition

4. 4. adj [prenominal] on or at the side or part towards the wind; windward - Compare lee

   the weather anchor

5. 5. vb to expose or be exposed to the action of the weather

6. 6. vb to undergo or cause to undergo changes, such as discoloration, due to the action of the weather

7. 7. vi. [intr] to withstand the action of the weather

8. 8. vi. [when intr, foll by through] to endure (a crisis, danger, etc)

9. 9. vt. [tr] to slope (a surface, such as a roof, sill, etc) so as to throw rainwater clear

10. 10. vt. [tr] to sail to the windward of

    to weather a point

11. 11. vt. [Etymology] Old English weder; related to Old Saxon wedar, Old High German wetar, Old Norse vethr