1. The warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
   "they spent a lazy summer at the shore";
   - summertime
    
2. The period of finest development, happiness, or beauty
   "the golden summer of his life"
    
3. A horizontal beam supporting a building
   "The carpenter installed a new summer to reinforce the floor structure"

1. Spend the summer
   "We summered in Kashmir"

Derived forms: summered, summers, summering

Type of: pass, season, spend, time of life, time of year

Encyclopedia: Summer, Kind of Wonderful