june

IPA/dʒuːn/
KK[dʒˈun]IPA/dʒuːn/

june — noun

  • junesingular
  • junesplural

1. the month that follows May and comes before July in the yearly calendar; it is c

1.nounA1
Definition

the month that follows May and comes before July in the yearly calendar; it is counted as the sixth month on most modern calendars

Example

Emre and Yuna are getting married in June, and the invitations have already been sent.

time expression: 'in June' for planned events

Mayumi's school year ends in mid-June, so she is counting down the days.

Usage Note

Always written with a capital letter in English. Use the preposition 'in' before the month name when talking about when something happens (e.g., 'in June').

Common Mistakes

I will visit Taiwan on June.
I will visit Taiwan in June.
Use 'in' with months, not 'on', to indicate when something takes place.
She was born in june 2005.
She was born in June 2005.
Months are always capitalised in English.

Word family

  • mid-June
    nounB1

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

Common collocations

Nouns

  • June weather
  • June wedding
  • June issue
  • June temperature

Phrases

  • early June
  • mid-June
  • late June
  • the month of June

Prepositions

  • in June
  • by June
  • until June
  • since June

Etymology

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June comes from the Latin word 'Junius', the name of a prominent Roman family. The month was dedicated to Juno, the queen of the Roman gods. The word arrived in English through Old French 'Juyn' and has been used as the name of the sixth month since the 1200s.