ONE SWALLOW DOESN'T MAKE A SUMMER

Meaning of ONE SWALLOW DOESN'T MAKE A SUMMER in English

( saying ) you must not take too seriously a small sign that sth is happening or will happen in the future, because the situation could change

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

ONE SWALLOW DOESN'T MAKE A SUMMER — a one-time event is still not a sign of any serious change
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
T — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES can/can't cope ▪ Older people can't cope so well with the heat. don't expect miracles ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWALLOW — I. ˈswä(ˌ)lō, -_lə also ˈswȯ(-; -_ləw, -_lō+V; dial, or NE+V, -_lər noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English swalwe, swalowe, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUMMER — I. ˈsəmə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English sumer, somer, from Old English sumor; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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SUMMER — (v. t.) To keep or carry through the summer; to feed during the summer; as, to summer stock.
Английский словарь Webster
SUMMER — (v. i.) To pass the summer; to spend the warm season; as, to summer in Switzerland.
Английский словарь Webster
SUMMER — ( v. t. ) To keep or carry through the summer; to feed during the summer; as, to summer stock.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUMMER — ( v. i. ) To pass the summer; to spend the warm season; as, to summer in Switzerland.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWALLOW — swallow 1 — swallowable , adj. — swallower , n. /swol"oh/ , v.t. 1. to take into the stomach by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUMMER — summer 1 — summerless , adj. /sum"euhr/ , n. 1. the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
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SUMMER — adj. of summer, of the season between spring and autumn; suitable for summer, used during the summer
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SUMMER — v. spend the summer, pass the summer
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SWALLOW — I. ˈswä-(ˌ)lō noun Etymology: Middle English swalowe, from Old English swealwe; akin to Old High German swalawa swallow Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUMMER — I. ˈsə-mər noun Etymology: Middle English sumer, from Old English sumor; akin to Old High German & Old Norse sumer …
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWALLOW — noun that which ingulfs; a whirlpool. 2. swallow ·noun capacity for swallowing; voracity. 3. swallow ·noun taste; relish; inclination; liking. …
Webster English vocab
SUMMER — v one who sums; one who casts up an account. 2. summer ·vi to pass the summer; to spend the …
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MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
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SWALLOW — [swal.low] n [ME swalowe, fr. OE swealwe; akin to OHG swalawa swallow] (bef. 12c) 1: any of numerous small widely …
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SUMMER — [sum.mer] n [ME sumer, fr. OE sumor; akin to OHG & ON sumer summer, Skt sama year, season] (bef. 12c) …
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MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
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SWALLOW — any of the 74 species of the bird family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). A few, including the bank swallow, are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUMMER — warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is usually defined as the period …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWALLOW — swallow, S~ BrE AmE ˈswɒl əʊ AmE ˈswɑːl oʊ ▷ swallow|ed d ▷ swallow|er/s ə/z AmE \ ə r/z ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SUMMER — Summer BrE AmE ˈsʌm ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ Summer|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SUMMER — summer BrE AmE ˈsʌm ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ summer|s z ▶ ˈ summer school BrE AmE
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T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWALLOW — / ˈswɒləʊ; NAmE ˈswɑːloʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb FOOD / DRINK 1. to make food, drink, etc. go down …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUMMER — / ˈsʌmə(r); NAmE / noun [ U , C ] the warmest season of the year, coming between spring and …
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MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
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T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWALLOW — I. swal ‧ low 1 /ˈswɒləʊ $ ˈswɑːloʊ/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: swelgan ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SUMMER — I. sum ‧ mer 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word Family: noun …
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ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
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SWALLOW — n. any of various migratory swift-flying insect-eating birds of the family Hirundinidae, esp. Hirundo rustica, with a forked tail and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUMMER — n. & v. --n. 1 the warmest season of the year, in the N. hemisphere from June to August and …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
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SWALLOW — n. any of various migratory swift-flying insect-eating birds of the family Hirundinidae, esp. Hirundo rustica, with a forked tail and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUMMER — n. & v. n. 1 the warmest season of the year, in the n. hemisphere from June to August and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWALLOW — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. cause or allow (food etc.) to pass down the throat. 2 intr. perform …
Oxford English vocab
SUMMER — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. the warmest season of the year, in the N. hemisphere from June to August …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWALLOW — ( swallows, swallowing, swallowed) 1. If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUMMER — ( summers) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Summer is the season between …
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ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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SUMMER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a spring/summer etc evening ▪ On a summer evening, the streets are full of …
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SWALLOW — [noun] [C]A swallow is an act of using the muscles of your throat, or the amount of something you move …
Cambridge English vocab
SWALLOW — Synonyms and related words : abide, abjure, ablate, absorb, accede, accept, accept for gospel, accept implicitly, acquiesce, allow, and sinker, …
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