year

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A period of 365 days, or twelve months.

   We moved to this town a year ago.

2. 2
   noun

   The period from January 1 to December 31.

   A normal year has 365 days, but a leap year has 366.

3. 3
   noun

   A period of the calendar set aside for a particular activity.

   During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus.

Common collocations

• school year Adjective + noun
• spend a year Verb + noun
• take a year Verb + noun
• academic year Adjective + noun
• leap year Adjective + noun
• waste a year Verb + noun
• financial year Adjective + noun
• mark a year Verb + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥der. Proto-Germanic *jērą Proto-West Germanic *jār Old English ġēar Middle English yeer English year From Middle English yeer, yere, from Old English ġēar (“year”), from Proto-West Germanic *jār, from Proto-Germanic *jērą (“year”), from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, spring”). Doublet of hora and hour. Cognates Cognate with Scots year (“year”), North Frisian djooar, iir, Jaar, jeer, juar, jäär (“year”), Saterland Frisian Jíer (“year”), West Frisian jier (“year”), Bavarian Joahr, Jåar, Jåhr (“year”), Cimbrian djar…

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