season

[ˈsiːzən]

[ˈsizən]

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seasoning - season

A season is a time of the year with special weather or activities.

You've probably heard people talk about what season it is when they mention how hot or cold it is outside. For example, "It's summer now so we can go swimming." Or someone might say, "I love winter because I get to ski," which means they like snow and the activities that come with it. In everyday life, people often talk about their favorite season as a way of saying what time of year they enjoy most.

How common is "season"?

Word season is considered common in modern English.
It appears most frequently in newspaper texts and less often in other writings.

Definitions

noun

Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter
A part of a year when something particular happens
Example: mating season
That which gives relish; seasoning.
The period over which a series of Test matches are played.
A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.
Example: The third season of Friends aired from 1996 to 1997.
An extended, undefined period of time.
The full set of downloadable content for a game, which can be purchased with a season pass.
A fixed period of time in a massively multiplayer online game in which new content (themes, rules, modes, etc.) becomes available, sometimes replacing earlier content.

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verb

To make fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure.
Example: to season oneself to a climate
(by extension) To prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices.
Example: The timber needs to be seasoned.
To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.
To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance.
Example: The wood has seasoned in the sun.
To mingle: to moderate, temper, or qualify by admixture.
To copulate with; to impregnate.

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Real examples of "seasoning" in context

Gordon Ramsay Savagely Critiques Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

Interview

now we start seasoning, okay? What fucking end does this thing come out of? Where'd you get

28:32

into the very end. No seasoning yet. We put in a small... fucking hell. A small knob at a time.

27:36