New Year
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- noun
- /nuː jɪr/
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año nuevo
- As the clock struck midnight, we celebrated the arrival of the New Year together.
- the beginning of the New Year
- New Year begins
Well, happy new year guys, that's what I'm saying.
- Well, happy new year guys, that's what I'm saying.
- It's not new year new US, it's new year old us.
- It is indeed, but it's also the New Year special.
- Because sweetie, new year new skin, let's go.
- Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, you filthy animals.
- Something's never change, Ed Happy new year, Happy new year, Scott.
- Don't walk into the new year still being confused.
- You're going into the new year already at your lowest mood.
- I will just say this, it has to do with New Year's resolutions and stoicism.
- Oh, happy New Year's in the hi.
Examples
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I want you to have a happy New Year.
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Happy New Year to you all!
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Yeah, Happy New Year from our home to you.
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If not, it's almost a new year, new start, new you.
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Happy New Year to us both.
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Let's go bring in the New Year.
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I'll do that on the first day of business of the New Year.
Fiction book (1994) -
I hope that the New Year brings everyone peace, good spirits, and prosperity.
Academic text (2009) -
On the second day of the New Year, he suffered a severe attack of melancholy.
Fiction book (1993) -
The fireworks to celebrate the New Year lasted from midnight until nearly one o'clock.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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The current calendar year from January 1 to December 31
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A period of twelve months that starts on January 1 and ends on December 31
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the calendar year that has just started' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'new' (recent) with 'year' (twelve-month period), so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning. This simple adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and used transparently in greetings like 'Happy New Year,' making it readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
New Year joins new and year and comes from the simple idea of a fresh calendar cycle starting after the old one ends. Long ago people marked this moment with parties and promises to change, so New Year now means 'the calendar year that has just started' and a time for new plans.