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year BrE / jɪə(r) /  BrE / jɜː(r) / Native audio playback is not supported. year(noun)BrE / jɪə(r) /  BrE / jɜː(r) / the period from 1 January to 31 December, that is 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 monthssee also leap yearhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/leap-yearin the year 1865I lost my job earlier this year.Elections take place every year.The museum is open all (the) year round(= during the whole year).a period of 12 months, measured from any particular timesee also gap yearhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gap-yearIt's exactly a year since I started working here.She gave up teaching three years ago.in the first year of their marriagethe pre-war/war/post-war years (= the period before/during/after the war)I have happy memories of my years in Poland (= the time I spent there).a period of 12 months connected with a particular activitysee also financial yearhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/financial-yearthe academic/school yearthe tax yeara level that you stay in for one year; a student at a particular levelSee related entries: School lifehttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/school_life/year_2We started German in year seven.a year-seven pupilThe first years do French.She was in my year at school.age; time of lifeHe was 14 years old when it happened.She looks young for her years.They were both only 20 years of age.a twenty-year-old manHe died in his sixtieth year.She's getting on in years (= is no longer young).a long timeIt's years since we last met.They haven't seen each other for years.That's the best movie I've seen in years.We've had a lot of fun over the years.the last years of somebody’s lifea very long timeSee related entries: Farm animalshttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/farm_animals/year_1We've known each other for donkey's years.I met him once, but that was donkey’s years ago.a person or thing that people decide is the best in a particular field in a particular yearHe was chosen as TV personality of the year.used to emphasize that you will/would never do somethingI'd never have thought of that in a million years.used in polite expressions to describe somebody as ‘very old’He was a man of advanced years.Even at my advanced age I still know how to enjoy myself!to make somebody feel or look olderThe illness put years on him.the desire for new sexual experience that is thought to be felt after seven years of marriageto make somebody feel or look youngerThat haircut takes years off her.the time when a new century/year startsIt was built at the turn of the century.every year for many yearsPeople return year after year.as the years pass; each yearYear by year their affection for each other grew stronger.a very long time agoI've been going there every summer since the year dot.every yearany particular year after the birth of Christeach year, compared with the last yearSpending has increased year on year.a year-on-year increase in spendingExtra ExamplesBritain was invaded in the year 1066.Careful make-up and styling can take years off you.He soon realized that a lot had changed in the intervening years.He spent his sabbatical year doing research in Moscow.He spent last year trying to get a new job.He was on a gap year before going to university.His early years were spent in San Francisco.His wife’s death has put years on him.I hope to retire in a year/in a year’s time.I paint the house every single year.I visited Morocco 20-odd years ago.I’ve been waiting for this moment all year long.In his later years, he drifted away from politics.In the past few years, she has become one of our top-selling authors.It happened during the Clinton years.It took him ten years to qualify as a vet.It’s the first time we’ve met in years.It’s usually much colder at this time of year.Next month, they celebrate fifty years of marriage.Over 10 000 people per year are injured in this type of accident.Over the past few years, we’ve made significant changes.She died the following year.She was born in Spain but spent her formative years in Italy.She won the race for the third successive year.She’s only ten years old.That was in the year of the great flood.That year saw the explosion of the Internet.The academic year runs from October to June.The book represents three years of hard work.The chart shows our performance over the past year.The children spent the war years abroad.The city tour runs all the year round.The death rate in any given year.The event has not proved popular in past years.The global economy means that all types of fruit and vegetables are available throughout the year.The last year went by in flash.The new range puts us light years ahead of the competition.The reforms will be fully implemented by the year 2007.The team has suffered a loss of form since the turn of the year.They had met once the previous year.They’re still friends after all these years.This year marks the 10th anniversary of her death.We aim to do even better in future years.We have high hopes for the coming year.We lived there for ten years.We worked for five long years on this project.We’re going skiing early in the new year.We’ve been friends for over twenty years.a peak year for exportschildren of tender yearsduring the next academic yearfinal-year university studentsin the next tax yearprofit for the current year to 31 Decemberthe boom years from 1993 to 2000the early years of the 21st centurythe golden years of motoringFirst and second years usually live in college.The language students go abroad in their third year.The project is the work of a group of year-seven pupils.We didn’t start Latin until year nine.Year seven is the first year of secondary school.Word OriginOld English gē(a)r, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jaar and German Jahr, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hōra ‘season’.

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(noun) in the year 1865i lost my job earlier this year.elections take place every year.the museum is open all (the) year round(= during the whole year). Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=year This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	year
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / jɪə(r) / BrE / jɜː(r) /
Example	in the year 1865 i lost my job earlier this year. elections take place every year. the museum is open all (the) year round(= during the whole year).
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=year
Content	year (noun)BrE / jɪə(r) / BrE / jɜː(r) / the period from 1 January to 31 December, that is 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 months see also leap year https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/leap-year in the year 1865 I lost my job earlier this year. Elections take place every year. The museum is open all (the) year round(= during the whole year). a period of 12 months, measured from any particular time see also gap year https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gap-year It's exactly a year since I started working here. She gave up teaching three years ago. in the first year of their marriage the pre-war/war/post-war years (= the period before/during/after the war) I have happy memories of my years in Poland (= the time I spent there). a period of 12 months connected with a particular activity see also financial year https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/financial-year the academic/school year the tax year a level that you stay in for one year; a student at a particular level See related entries: School life https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/school_life/year_2 We started German in year seven. a year-seven pupil The first years do French. She was in my year at school. age; time of life He was 14 years old when it happened. She looks young for her years. They were both only 20 years of age. a twenty-year-old man He died in his sixtieth year. She's getting on in years (= is no longer young). a long time It's years since we last met. They haven't seen each other for years. That's the best movie I've seen in years. We've had a lot of fun over the years. the last years of somebody’s life a very long time See related entries: Farm animals https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/farm_animals/year_1 We've known each other for donkey's years. I met him once, but that was donkey’s years ago. a person or thing that people decide is the best in a particular field in a particular year He was chosen as TV personality of the year. used to emphasize that you will/would never do something I'd never have thought of that in a million years. used in polite expressions to describe somebody as ‘very old’ He was a man of advanced years. Even at my advanced age I still know how to enjoy myself! to make somebody feel or look older The illness put years on him. the desire for new sexual experience that is thought to be felt after seven years of marriage to make somebody feel or look younger That haircut takes years off her. the time when a new century/year starts It was built at the turn of the century. every year for many years People return year after year. as the years pass; each year Year by year their affection for each other grew stronger. a very long time ago I've been going there every summer since the year dot. every year any particular year after the birth of Christ each year, compared with the last year Spending has increased year on year. a year-on-year increase in spending Extra Examples Britain was invaded in the year 1066. Careful make-up and styling can take years off you. He soon realized that a lot had changed in the intervening years. He spent his sabbatical year doing research in Moscow. He spent last year trying to get a new job. He was on a gap year before going to university. His early years were spent in San Francisco. His wife’s death has put years on him. I hope to retire in a year/in a year’s time. I paint the house every single year. I visited Morocco 20-odd years ago. I’ve been waiting for this moment all year long. In his later years, he drifted away from politics. In the past few years, she has become one of our top-selling authors. It happened during the Clinton years. It took him ten years to qualify as a vet. It’s the first time we’ve met in years. It’s usually much colder at this time of year. Next month, they celebrate fifty years of marriage. Over 10 000 people per year are injured in this type of accident. Over the past few years, we’ve made significant changes. She died the following year. She was born in Spain but spent her formative years in Italy. She won the race for the third successive year. She’s only ten years old. That was in the year of the great flood. That year saw the explosion of the Internet. The academic year runs from October to June. The book represents three years of hard work. The chart shows our performance over the past year. The children spent the war years abroad. The city tour runs all the year round. The death rate in any given year. The event has not proved popular in past years. The global economy means that all types of fruit and vegetables are available throughout the year. The last year went by in flash. The new range puts us light years ahead of the competition. The reforms will be fully implemented by the year 2007. The team has suffered a loss of form since the turn of the year. They had met once the previous year. They’re still friends after all these years. This year marks the 10th anniversary of her death. We aim to do even better in future years. We have high hopes for the coming year. We lived there for ten years. We worked for five long years on this project. We’re going skiing early in the new year. We’ve been friends for over twenty years. a peak year for exports children of tender years during the next academic year final-year university students in the next tax year profit for the current year to 31 December the boom years from 1993 to 2000 the early years of the 21st century the golden years of motoring First and second years usually live in college. The language students go abroad in their third year. The project is the work of a group of year-seven pupils. We didn’t start Latin until year nine. Year seven is the first year of secondary school. Word Origin Old English gē(a)r, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jaar and German Jahr, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hōra ‘season’.
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