year
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1.0
- noun
- /jɪr/
:
año
- Many companies plan their budgets based on the fiscal year.
- an academic year
- a school year
- a fiscal year
I think she was pregnant her senior year and wasn't married.
- I think she was pregnant her senior year and wasn't married.
- Which is fitting because this election year I MASOA worried.
- OK, Number one year learning a new skill.
Examples
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Participants were also tracked during the second year in high school to monitor progress towards graduation.
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I believe Christmas is less commercial this year.
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Why are you doing this year what you did last year?
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And then read it once a year and see what happens.
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And we hope you have the best year ever.
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Yeah, it took about a year, but I came back.
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Dad says if I pass everything this year he'll get me a car, which is really good.
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We all know I deserved to win that year.
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Using protocols and careful analysis during the school year, teachers should periodically review projects for effectiveness.
Academic text (2011) -
But most of all, put your hands together for this year's ABA Journal Blawg 100.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
The time of year when schools are open and have classes
76
3.9
A twelve-month period that governments or companies use for money and budgets, not always matching the calendar year
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2.3
The period each year when schools or universities hold classes
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3.0
A period of twelve months that businesses or governments use to record money and pay taxes
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A twelve-month period that governments or companies use for money and budgets, not always matching the calendar year
- Specialized
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5.0
The distance light travels in one year in space, about 9.46 trillion kilometers
- Formal
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8.2
The year in the Christian calendar used when writing dates like AD 1865
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3.0
A period of twelve months that businesses or governments use to record money and pay taxes
- Specialized
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9.9
A very long period of about 25,800 years for Earth's axis to slowly turn once
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5.3
A solemn Jewish festival that marks the start of the year with prayers and the blowing of a horn
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5.1
A yearly cycle of seasons and special days that Christians observe, like Christmas and Easter
- Formal
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8.6
A special Catholic year when people can receive forgiveness and special blessings
A yearly cycle of seasons and festivals in the Christian church that includes Advent and Easter
- Specialized
The time Earth takes to go from one spring equinox to the next, about 365.24 days
- Specialized
Time the Earth takes to go from one closest point to the Sun to the next closest point
- Specialized
The time the Earth takes to go once around the Sun from one spring equinox to the next
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A year with an extra day added to February to keep the dates matching the seasons
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About 25,800 years when Earth's axis slowly turns and moves the seasons
- Jargon
A horse that is three years old and usually races only against others of the same age
- Specialized
Time Earth takes to go around the Sun from one spring equinox to the next
A large noisy insect in North America that appears in big groups about every 17 years
- Archaic
A year counted since the birth of Jesus, used in formal or historical dates
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word year began as Old English ġēar meaning 'season' or 'cycle', a way to mark a full time of weather and events. That's why we use year for a school year or fiscal year—a single cycle used for study, budgets, or plans.