APRIL

abbreviation Apr [noun] - the fourth month of the year, after March and before May20(th) April/April 20(th) [U]The meeting is on the fourth of April/April the fourth/(esp. US) April fourth [U]I did an English course in Cambridge last April/I'm doing an English course in Cambridge next April. [U]I met him in/during April. [U]This has been one of the driest Aprils for many years. [C]An April fool is a trick played on someone, or the person who is tricked, on April 1st, which is April Fools' Day.See study section: Public holidays and special days in the UK and the US