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# february

proper noun (February, Februaries)

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

## Everyday

1. February is the second month of the year, after January and before March. February has 28 days, or 29 in a leap year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/february/#m1)
2. February is the shortest month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/february/#m2)
3. In the north of the world (USA, Canada, UK, Ireland) February is in winter; in Australia and New Zealand it is in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/february/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths: a month with 28 or 29 days; used to count days and weeks; 28 days is exactly 4 weeks; a leap year comes every 4 years. In science: the Earth takes about 365 and a quarter days to go round the Sun, so an extra day is added in February every 4 years. Everyday life: Valentine's Day and Pancake Day often fall in February. Phrases: in February, last February, next February, early February.

### Examples

- February has 28 days, which is 4 weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/february/#x1)
- How many days are there in January and February together in a normal year? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/february/#x2)
- She saved $2 each day in February. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/february/#x3)
- In a leap year February has 29 days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/february/#x4)
- February is the shortest month of the year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/february/#x5)
- In Canada it often snows in February. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/february/#x6)
- In Australia, February is a hot summer month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/february/#x7)
- Our school holiday starts in the middle of February. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/february/#x8)
- Lark and cuckoo, daily sing-- February has brought the spring! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/february/#x9)

### Note

Always written with a capital F. Spelling trap: February has an r after «Feb»: Feb-RU-ary, though many people say «Feb-yoo-ary». A fact about time: 28 days (29 in a leap year). Trap: do not use 30 or 31 days for February. January has 31 days, so January and February have 59 days in a normal year.

## On Mova

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