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# feb

abbreviation (Feb, Feb.) — short for February

«feb» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The short form of February, the second month of the year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feb/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used on calendars, forms, timetables and diaries where space is short. Written with a capital F: «Feb». February has 28 days, or 29 in a leap year.

### Examples

- The calendar shows Jan, Feb, Mar and so on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feb/#x1)
- Half term is in Feb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feb/#x2)
- Feb is the shortest month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feb/#x3)
- Write the month as Feb on the form. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feb/#x4)
- Our trip is planned for Feb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feb/#x5)
- Pancake Day often comes in Feb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feb/#x6)

### Note

An abbreviation, not a separate word; capital letter: Feb. Spoken as «February» (FEB-roo-air-ee — the first r is often skipped in speech, but keep it in spelling). In maths, February has 28 days (29 in a leap year) — four weeks exactly in a normal year.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «feb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feb/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«feb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/feb.html) on Mova free.