this year
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- noun
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este año
- My contract is up at the end of this year.
- earlier this year
- later this year
- published this year
I will read it this year no matter what.
- I will read it this year no matter what.
- Hey, this is Matt Boggs, and welcome to this year's blooper video.
- In fact, we've had more votes this year on our categories.
- They're doing pumpkin chunkin this year and we may.
- I haven't worn a dress so far this year, I don't think, have I?
- Well, on a lighter note, let's look at this year in climate change.
- I don't understand how he wins this year with no songs.
- The one thing which I think will really go this year is house prices.
- Let's start off with what hasn't changed this year, our definition of value.
- I discovered them this year or last year.
- We was going to cancel it this year, but we didn't.
Examples
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But this year, everything from the cars to the team will be best in class.
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I will read it this year no matter what.
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We are going to take control of our health this year, especially yours.
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The biggest risk in the Middle East this year is Iran.
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Well, on a lighter note, let's look at this year in climate change.
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The most striking feature of this year's defense budget debate was that there was none.
Academic text (1999) -
This is one of the 12 Steve Prefontaine movies being released this year.
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Georgia had some devastating floods this year.
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Retirement of the space shuttles this year will free up almost $2.4 billion for use in other programs.
Academic text (2011) -
My contract is up at the end of this year.
Synonyms
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A period of twelve months that starts on January 1 and ends on December 31
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the current calendar year' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'this' (a demonstrative indicating proximity in time) with 'year' (a calendar year). This determiner + noun composition is a basic, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
This year comes from the simple image of pointing at the calendar for the year we are in: this means the one we mean and year means the twelve months from January to December. So, it means 'the current calendar year'.