What does “year” mean?
- 1
nouna period of twelve months
I moved here two years ago.
- 2
nounthe period from January 1 to December 31
We met in the year 2015.
- 3
nounused to say someone’s age
My son is five years old.
Year at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /jɪr/ · YEER
How to use “year” correctly
Say “She is ten years old” or “She is ten”, but not “She is ten years”. As an adjective, no “s”: “a ten-year-old girl”.
Common phrases with “year”
- next year
- last year
- every year
- years old
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- yearly
“year” is on these word lists
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- evening nounA1the part of the day between the afternoon and night
- future nounA1the time that will come after now
- half nounA1one of two equal parts of something
- hour nounA1a period of sixty minutes
- minute nounA1a period of sixty seconds