noun
year
YEER/jɪr/
A period of twelve months used to measure time or age.
The twelve months together make one complete year.
Etymology
Old English gear named a year: a full round of seasons. The meaning also came to cover any twelve-month span, regardless of where it starts in the seasonal cycle.
In context
here are the things I want us to think about doing over the next 12 months. The Australian government is looking to undertake once-in-a-generation major reforms over the coming year
More examples
- She is six years old.
- The course takes three years.
- We moved here last year.
Forms
year · years
Similar words
- twelvemonth
- Old-fashioned noun for a year-long period.