year

/jɪr/

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Type

Noun

Meaning

  1. A period of 365 or 366 days, typically calculated from January 1 to December 31.

    • She lived in Chicago for one year before moving to Seattle.

  2. A period of roughly twelve months associated with a particular activity or cycle, such as school.

    • The academic year begins in late August and concludes in May.

  3. The time required for an astronomical body to complete one orbit around its central star.

    • A single year on Mars is nearly twice as long as on Earth.

Collocations

  • calendar year
  • leap year
  • fiscal year
  • school year
  • academic year
  • last year
  • next year
  • all year round

Idioms

  • year in, year out

    continuously or repeatedly over many years

    He tended the family farm year in, year out without taking a vacation.

  • get on in years

    to grow increasingly old

    Our golden retriever is getting on in years and walks much slower now.