English · Word Candidate

autumn

/ˈɔːtəm/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: autumns · autumning · autumned

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves, and temperatures and daylight hours decrease; typically regarded as spanning the months of September, October, and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mùa thứ ba trong bốn mùa, khi cây lá rộng rụng lá

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Noun

Examples

autumn leaves

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The time period when someone or something is past its prime.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khoảng thời gian khi ai đó hoặc thứ gì đã quá thời kỳ đỉnh cao

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Noun

Examples

She has beauty still, and if it be not in its heyday, it is not yet in its autumn.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To spend the autumn (in a particular place).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dành thời gian mùa thu ở một nơi nhất định

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Verb

Examples

True it is that, owing to the migratory propensities of our countrymen, every third man has wintered at Naples, springed at Vienna, summered in Switzerland, and autumned on the banks of the Lago Maggiore;

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To (cause to) undergo the changes associated with autumn, such as leaves changing color and falling from trees.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

trải qua những thay đổi liên quan đến mùa thu

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Verb

Examples

The glistening path where weeds had clung, / And tumbled bushes lay, / Was hidden now, but yet there rung / Tones of an autumned May.[…]And cheers rang out, the song and shout, / For the fray had found its eve, / And pirate chief like autumned leaf, / O’er fallen pride did grieve!”

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “autumn” mean?

Is “autumn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.