weather — OET

weather

noun

what's the weather like?:

meteorological conditions, atmospheric conditions, meteorology, climate;

temperature, humidity, cloud cover, wind speed, atmospheric pressure;

elements;

forecast, outlook;

informal met, met report.

□ under the weather

I feel a bit under the weather—I haven't eaten all day:

ill, unwell, indisposed, ailing, poorly, not (very) well, not oneself, not in good shape, out of sorts, not up to par, under/below par, peaky, liverish;

sick, queasy, nauseous;

British off colour;

informal not up to snuff, funny, peculiar, crummy, lousy, rough;

British, informal ropy, grotty;

Scottish, informal wabbit;

Australian, New Zealand, informal crook;

dated queer, seedy.

verb

most member companies weathered the recession:

survive, come/get through, ride out, live through, pull through, come through (unscathed), outlast, outlive;

withstand, stand up to, bear up against, stand, endure, rise above, surmount, overcome, resist;

informal stick out.

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