noun
One of the twelve parts of a year.
My birthday is in May.
The course starts next month.
Common phrases & grammar
this month · last month · next month · every month
in + May
next + month
American English
How to pronounce month
nounA1Very common word
MUHNTH
/mənθ/
One syllable.
One of the twelve parts of a year.
What to listen for
“Month” is commonly pronounced /mənθ/. In natural speech, the vowel may be very short, so you may also hear /mn̩θ/.
Common pronunciation/mənθ/
Short-vowel variant/mn̩θ/
Meanings & examples
noun
A period of about four weeks.
I lived there for a month.
We will finish the work in three months.
Common phrases & grammar
a month ago · for a month · a whole month · in a month
for + a month
in + three months
Useful expressions
one time every month
We meet once a month.
every month for a long time
The bills arrived month after month.
during the last days of a month
Rent is due at the end of the month.