LEARNit Dictionary
year
noun
/jɪə(r)/
UK
/jɪr/
US
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1
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the period from 1 January to 31 December, that is 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 months
سال
see also
leap year
,
new year
2
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a period of twelve months, measured from any particular time
سال, دوره دوازده ماهه
It's exactly a year since I started working here.
She gave up teaching three
years ago
.
They got married two
years later
.
The autobiography could only be published 100
years after
his death.
I hope to retire
in
two
years' time
.
Where do you think you will be five
years from now
?
Seeds can live in the soil
for many years
.
in the first year of their marriage
Production has declined in
recent years
.
His
early years
were spent in San Francisco.
We have high hopes for the
coming year
.
the pre-war/war/post-war years
I have happy memories of my years in Poland
.
see also
gap year
,
light year
,
off year
3
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age; time of life
سن, عمر, زمان زندگی, دورهی زندگی
He was 14
years old
when it happened.
She looks young for her years.
They were both only 20
years of age
.
a twenty-year-old man
He died in his sixtieth year.
She's getting on in years
.
4
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a period of twelve months connected with a particular activity
سال, دوره دوازده ماهه
the
tax/fiscal year
the
school year
see also
academic year
,
financial year
5
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a level that you stay in for one year; a student at a particular level
سالتحصیلی, پایه, مقطع, کلاس
We started German in year seven.
She was in my year at school.
The project is the work of a group of year-seven pupils.
The first years do French.
6
A2
a long time
مدت طولانی, زمان دراز, زمان طولانی
It's years since we last met.
They haven't seen each other for
years and years
.
That's the best movie I've seen in years.
It's the first time we've met in years.
We've had a lot of fun over the years.