year

🇺🇸 /jɪr/ 🇬🇧 /jɪə(r)/
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noun
A1

The 365 or 366 days from January 1 to December 31.

I will travel to Japan next year.

A1

Any period of twelve months.

She lived in Paris for one year.

A1

How old someone is.

He is in his fiftieth year of life.

A1

A twelve-month period for a specific purpose.

The school year ends in June.

A1

A student in a specific grade or level.

The first-year students have a test today.

A2

A very long time.

I haven't seen her in years.

translation

n. The 365 or 366 days from January 1 to December 31.; Any period of twelve months.; How old someone is.; A twelve-month period for a specific purpose.; A student in a specific grade or level.; A very long time.

Word Forms

Plural years