April

plural Aprils · alternative abbreviation Apr · alternative abbreviation Apr. · alternative abbreviation APR · alternative obsolete Aprill

1. The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.

   Holonyms: calendar year; year

   3 more examples

   Oh, to be in England / Now that April’s there

   1845, Robert Browning, Home-Thoughts From Abroad

   The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were.

   2019 March 18, Steven Pifer, Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution, The Center for International Security and Cooperation, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2025

   As of April 26, the US ranked 22nd in the number of tests performed per capita, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

   2020 May 12, Holly Yan, “Trump says the US leads the world in testing. But it’s far behind in testing per capita, studies show”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2020

   Synonyms: Eastermonth, Fourth Month

2. A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]; used since the early 20th century.

   I'm April Hooper. That sounds silly, the April part, but my mother was English and she always said there was nothing prettier than an English April.

   1947, Hilda Laurence, Death of a Doll, page 27

3. A surname.