Year: meaning, definitions and examples

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year

[ jɪər ]

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calendar

A period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar divided into 12 months, starting from January 1st and ending on December 31st.

Synonyms

12 months, annual period, calendar year

Examples of usage

The year 2022 has 365 days.
She was born in the year 1990.
They got married last year.

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age

The time taken by a planet to make one revolution around the sun, for Earth it is approximately 365.25 days.

Synonyms

age, cycle, time span

Examples of usage

He is 30 years old.
She is a few years younger than me.

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age

To grow older, to become older through the passage of time.

Synonyms

age, grow older, mature

Examples of usage

We all yearn to grow old gracefully.
The wine will improve with age.

Translations

Translations of the word "year" in other languages:

🇵🇹 ano

🇮🇳 साल

🇩🇪 Jahr

🇮🇩 tahun

🇺🇦 рік

🇵🇱 rok

🇯🇵 年 (ねん)

🇫🇷 année

🇪🇸 año

🇹🇷 yıl

🇰🇷 년 (nyeon)

🇸🇦 سنة (sana)

🇨🇿 rok

🇸🇰 rok

🇨🇳 年 (nián)

🇸🇮 leto

🇮🇸 ár

🇰🇿 жыл

🇬🇪 წელი (ts'eli)

🇦🇿 il

🇲🇽 año

Word origin

The word 'year' comes from the Old English 'gear', which is related to the Dutch 'jaar' and the German 'Jahr'. The concept of a year as a unit of time has been used for thousands of years in various cultures to track the passage of time and seasonal changes.

See also: yearbook, yearly, yearn, yearned, yearning, years.