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- Dictionaryyear/jɪə/
noun
- 1. the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.
- 2. the period of 365 days (or 366 days in leap years) starting from the first of January, used for reckoning time in ordinary circumstances.
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someone's age or the time that someone lives or has lived: Her voice still sounds very pure and shows no hint of her years. See more. Fewer examples. We look forward to greater success in the coming year. I'm still in contact with her - we write a couple of times a year. I'm contemplating going abroad for a year.
noun. us / jɪr / uk / jɪə r/ Add to word list. A1 [ C ] a period of twelve months, especially from January 1 to December 31: Annette worked in Italy for two years. 2005 was one of the worst years of my life. last year We went to Hawaii on vacation last year. time of year At this time of year the beaches are almost deserted.
The meaning of YEAR is the period of about 3651/4 solar days required for one revolution of the earth around the sun. How to use year in a sentence.
Year definition: a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year, or civil year ).. See examples of YEAR used in a sentence.
A year is a period of twelve months or 365 or 366 days, beginning on the first of January and ending on the thirty-first of December. The year was 1840. We had an election last year. ...the number of people on the planet by the year 2050. 2. See also leap year. 3. countable noun. A year is any period of twelve months.
Definition of year noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Contents. YEAR definition: 1. a period of 12 months, or 365 or 366 days, especially from 1 January to 31 December: 2. the…. Learn more.
Definitions of year. noun. the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun. “a Martian year takes 687 of our days”. see more. noun. a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days. “she is 4 years old”. “in the year 1920”.
Britannica Dictionary definition of YEAR. [count] 1. : a unit of time that is equal to 12 months or 365 or sometimes 366 days. I haven't seen her in a year. He quit smoking six years ago. The job pays $45,000 a/per year. [+] more examples. — see also calendar year, donkey's years, fiscal year, gap year, leap year.
Definitions of 'year' 1. A year is a period of twelve months or 365 or 366 days, beginning on the first of January and ending on the thirty-first of December. [...] 2. See also leap year. 3. A year is any period of twelve months. [...] More. English usage. What is the difference between class, form, grade and year? More. Synonyms of 'year'
