year betydelse and definition

Betydelse av year på svenska

• 0 a period of twelve months, especially from 1 January to 31 December:

  • Annette worked in Italy for two years.

  • 2005 was one of the worst years of my life.

  • We went to Egypt on holiday last year.

  • At this time of year the beaches are almost deserted.

  • This species keeps its leaves all year (round) (= through the year).

  • The financial/tax year begins in April.

  • the academic/school year

  • UK She's now in her final/first/second year at Manchester University.

  • US My daughter is in her freshman/sophomore/junior/senior year.

  • Kathy was in the year above me at college.

• 1 used to refer to a student in a particular year group at a school, college, or university:

  • I like teaching the first-years, but the second-years can be difficult.

  • a first-year student

• 2 any period of twelve months, or a particular period of twelve months beginning with January 1:

  • last/next year

  • She brought along her eight-year-old daughter.

  • My parents have been married for 30 years.

  • Richard earned his degree in the year 1995.

  • You can get cheaper fares now, so it’s a good time of year to travel abroad.

  • September is the start of the new academic year.

• 3 a period of 365 or 366 days, starting on January 1st and ending on December 31st:

  • The project took five years to complete.

  • last/next/this year

  • the following/previous year

• 4 a period of twelve months relating to a particular activity:

  • He earns $68,000 a year.

• 5 a long time:

  • It's taken years to get funding for the project.

  • He's been doing the same job for years.

• 6 a thing or person of the year is one that has been chosen as the best in a particular area or activity for that year:

  • She won the Business Woman of the Year award in 2010.

• 7 every year for a long period:

  • The fund produces terrific results year after year.

• 8 if something increases, develops, etc. year by year, it happens each year over a period of time:

  • Savers should monitor their funds year by year.

  • Credit card fraud is still increasing on a year-by-year basis.

• 9 if something happens year in, year out, it has been happening for a while and is expected to continue in the same way:

  • Investors should choose a fund that does consistently well year in, year out.