Year - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |jɪr|  American pronunciation of the word year
Brit.  |jɪə|  British pronunciation of the word year

noun

- a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days (syn: twelvemonth)
she is 4 years old
in the year 1920
- a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
a school year
- 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
- a body of students who graduate together (syn: class)
she was in my year at Hoehandle High

Extra examples

I haven't seen her in a year.

He quit smoking six years ago.

The job pays $45,000 a year.

She renews her lease every year.

We see them once or twice a year.

It feels like we've been standing in line for a year.

That team hasn't won in years.

It's been years since I've been on an airplane.

The work should be done by the end of the year.

She was born in the year 1967.

She had three years of college.

They went abroad for a year.

He looks young for his years.

It's years since we last met.

I arrived here two years ago.

Word forms

noun
singular: year
plural: years
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