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Year

Year

(n)
UK
jɪə(r)
US
jɜː(r)
Definition: The time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.
Meaning: Năm, năm
Very Common
How to use "Year" vocabulary in sentence (example)

In the year AD 61, the city was attacked and destroyed.

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Tornadoes are especially dangerous to people in cars or mobile homes and about 60 people are killed by tornadoes every year.

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He increased the sales by 45% in the first year by offering lower prices on products that he purchased from lower cost suppliers.

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Approximately 44% of the population in the United States shop at Walmart each year.

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Airbnb's first year was very successful for the three founders, it changed their lives that year and kept a roof over their heads, and they only had four hundred guests!

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A staggering seventy-five Airbnb hosts make at least a million dollars a year by renting out their properties.

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These properties don't come cheap and are often sold out year-round, so move fast if you have the option to land yourself one of these dream-come-true properties, even if it's just for the night.

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The Great Wall Marathon is held in October every year on Mutianyu Great Wall.

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The next year, it started work in a factory in New Jersey, lifting and stacking pieces of metal that were too hot for people to touch.

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Each year, on average, severe storms are responsible for more damage (as measured by insurance costs) than tropical cyclones, earthquakes, floods, or bushfires.

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The Aztecs sacrificed 1% of their population every year or about 250,000 people.

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Later, he said that he had gone to school for just one year, but that was enough to learn how to read, write, and do simple math.

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With this vast quantity of numbers eBay does not create an annual report on how many items are sold within a year.

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The US produces over 4275 tonnes of cheese a year.

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Greece consumes over 31.1 kg of cheese a year.

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The incredible temples and religion of Bali, coupled with the partying, surfing, and deep Bali history, continues to draw in tourists year after year.

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During certain times of the year, you will see these hanging proudly and beautifully above every main street.

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In 2015, over 500 people died in traffic accidents on Bali roads with that number increasing every year.

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The father is usually chased away soon after a litter is born though, and the mother takes care of them until they're about a year old.

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Horses are beautiful creatures to look at, and thousands of fanatics enjoy riding them or showing them every year.

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It is thought that larger eagles lived in New Zealand until the year 1400.

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A male and female eagle tend to stay together all their lives, building nests every year in the same place.

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Jupiter shrinks by about 2 Cm each year.

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However, he passed the next year and in 1900 became a Swiss citizen.

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Bangkok is one of the world's most popular cities, attracting more tourists each year than even Paris.

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It's not that daily high temperatures are really stupidly high, it's more the fact that the city remains hot all year round.

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The truth is, whatever month of the year you come, it will be hot, but with slightly lower humidity levels the preferred time to visit is between November and February.

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At least soon after the year 1300.

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The highest snowfall ever recorded in a one year period was 31.1 meters (1224 inches) in Mount Rainier, Washington State, United States, between February 19, 1971 and February 18, 1972.

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Where the climate is cold enough for year-to-year accumulation, a glacier may form.

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When breeding time comes around each year, the peacock will try to impress the peahen as much as possible.

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Every year, the male peafowl will replenish his feathers - no wonder the color always stays so good!

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Barcelona is one of the most important tourist destinations in Europe, with millions of people visiting every year.

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With over 8.20 million international visitors per year (2016), the Catalan capital is also the 12th most visited city in the world, surpassing Taipei (15th) and Shanghai (19th).

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Just after her 16th birthday, in 1942, Monroe married her 21 year old, next door neighbour Jimmy Dougherty.

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1946 was a pivotal year for Marilyn, she divorced her young husband and changed her name from, the boring, Norma Baker to the more glamorous Marilyn Monroe (a combination of a 20's star Marilyn Miller with Monroe, her mother's maiden name.).

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I love the place and I just can't get enough of it - the past three years me and my wife have gone together every year.

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The chocolate industry is worth approximately $110 billion per year.

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The world's most valuable chocolate bar is a 100-year-old Cadbury's bar, it sold for $687 at auction in 2001.

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Brussels Airport is the world's biggest chocolate seller, selling over 800 tons of chocolate a year.

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The International Cocoa Organization say the average Brit, Swiss, or German eat 24lbs (11kg) of chocolate a year.

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It takes the whole of one year's crop from one tree to make half a kilo of cocoa.

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Terry's produce over 350 million chocolate orange segments per year.

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1 in 7 15-24 year olds claim life without chocolate is not worth living.

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Doughnuts are a health concern in Canada where each person eats more doughnuts per year than any other country.

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The US makes over 10 billion doughnuts each year.

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The region has a total of 17 public holidays in every year.

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Hong Kong celebrates new year, Christmas, Easter and other festivals.

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The new year celebration is often marked by spectacular display of lighting.

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Snakes cannot survive in places where the ground stays frozen year round so there are no snakes north of the Arctic Circle or in Antarctica.

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Snakes shed their skin a number of times a year in a process that usually lasts a few days.

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Merrill Lynch became the first customer, purchasing 20 terminals and a 30% equity stake in the company for $30 million in exchange for a five-year restriction on marketing the terminal to Merrill Lynch's competitors.

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This of course prompted further thorough investigation, as well as the millions of visitors that flock to the now famous ruins every year.

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Whether you're a student looking to take a gap year or a family hoping to visit somewhere new this year, there is a wealth of choice available to you.

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Many people visit New York every year.

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But a year on Mercury is very short.

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