month

month [ mʌnθ ] noun count ***

1. ) one of the 12 periods that a year is divided into, such as January, February, etc: CALENDAR MONTH:

during the winter months

the month of March

Could we meet earlier in the month?

this/next/last month: A man was arrested last month in connection with the robbery.

I've already spent this month's salary.

the beginning/end of the month: They aim to finish by the end of the month.

a month/per month (=each month): I give my daughter $50 a month.

2. ) a period of about four weeks:

a three-month-old baby

Three months passed and we didn't hear a word from him.

I should try to finish my novel over the next few months.

for a month: My parents were here for a month last year.

a month from: I'll be leaving a month from today.

a month's worth: The doctor has given him a month's worth of pills.

the past/previous month: We've hardly seen each other over the past month.

in a month's time: They're getting married in a month's time.

3. ) months plural a long time:

It'll take months to finish the work on the house.

for/in months: We haven't been to the movies for months.

month after month

used for emphasizing that the same thing happens all the time:

Month after month we discuss the same boring issues.

a month at a time

for one whole month each time:

They plan the menus a month at a time.

month by month

used for emphasizing the progress that a situation is making:

We're gaining new customers month by month.

a month of Sundays INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED

a very long time:

It would take us a month of Sundays to clean out the barn.

not/never in a month of Sundays INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED

used for saying that something will never happen