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Meaning of "years" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF YEARS

years  [ˈjɪəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YEARS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Years is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES YEARS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

years

Year

A year is the orbital period of the Earth moving in its orbit around the Sun. For an observer on the Earth, this corresponds to the period it takes the Sun to complete one course throughout the zodiac along the ecliptic. In astronomy, the Julian year is a unit of time, defined as 365.25 days of 86400 SI seconds each. There is no universally accepted symbol for the year as a unit of time. The International System of Units does not propose one. A common abbreviation in international use is a, in English also y or yr. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by changes in weather, hours of daylight, and consequently vegetation and fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions, generally four seasons are recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter, astronomically marked by the Sun reaching the points of equinox and solstice, although the climatic seasons lag behind their astronomical markers. In some tropical and subtropical regions it is more common to speak of the rainy season versus the dry season.

Definition of years in the English dictionary

The first definition of years in the dictionary is a long time. Other definition of years is time; periodthe years of sth the period when sth happened or existed. Years is also age, esp old age.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YEARS


Algiers
ælˈdʒɪəz
arrears
əˈrɪəz
cheers
tʃɪəz
Cordeliers
ˌkɔːdɪˈlɪəz
Himalayas
ˌhɪməˈleɪəz
Myers
ˈmaɪəz
Pamirs
pəˈmɪəz
Pears
pɪəz
pliers
ˈplaɪəz
premiers
ˈprɛmɪəz
Proteas
ˈprəʊtɪəz
Sayers
ˈseɪəz
shears
ʃɪəz
shires
ˈʃaɪəz
Spears
spɪəz
Spires
spaɪəz
tears
tɪəz
Teniers
ˈtɛnɪəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YEARS

year and a day
year end
year head
year in, year out
year of grace
year tutor
year zero
year-round
yearbook
yeard
yearend
yearlies
yearling
yearlong
yearly
yearn
yearner
yearning
yearningly
yeas

WORDS THAT END LIKE YEARS

all ears
apples and pears
asparagus spears
blood, sweat and tears
Britney Spears
crocodile tears
donkey´s years
fall on deaf ears
garden shears
golden years
in arrears
in tears
Job´s-tears
pinking shears
prick up one´s ears
pruning shears
set by the ears
up to one´s ears
wet behind the ears
without tears

Synonyms and antonyms of years in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «YEARS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «years» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of years

Translation of «years» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YEARS

Find out the translation of years to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of years from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «years» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

años
570 millions of speakers

English

years
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سنوات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বছর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ans
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tahun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jahre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Taun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

năm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆண்டுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर्षे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yıl
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

років
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ani
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρόνια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

år
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

år
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of years

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YEARS»

The term «years» is very widely used and occupies the 415 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of years
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «years».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YEARS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «years» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «years» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about years

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YEARS»

Discover the use of years in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to years and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Harem Years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist (1879-1924)
&nbspIn this rare first-hand account of the private world of a Cairo harem during the years before Egypt declared independence in 1922, Shaarawi recalls her childhood and early adult life in the seclusion of an upper-class Egyptian ...
Hudá Shaʻrāwī, Margot Badran, 1987
2
The Lost Years
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
T. A. Barron, 2011
3
Three Hundred Years of Gravitation
This book contains some of the papers of the world's foremost researchers in cosmology, relativity and particle physics.
S. W. Hawking, W. Israel, 1989
4
Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 ...
"Many artists, curators, and cultural critics will be interested in the republication of this anthology since the movement it gives contour to has had a tremendous influence on the contemporary art of the last 25 years, and on the critical ...
Lucy R. Lippard, 1973
5
Afghanistan: The First Five Years of Soviet Occupation
Dr. J. Bruce Amstutz, U.S. charge d'affaires in Kabul from 1977 to 1980, begins his treatment of the first five years of Soviet occupation with an historical overview of years of Russian meddling in Afghan affairs.
J. Bruce Amstutz, 1994
6
Leadership Skills in the Early Years: Making a Difference
Explores the concept of leadership, particularly with regards to leading Early Years centres.
June O'Sullivan, 2009
7
My First Five Years: A Record of Early Childhood
The pages of this baby book feature heartwarming photos of babies from Geddes's new Nursery Room Collection of baby clothes. Adorable tots, decked out in colorful cotton duds, smile, sleep, and convey love on every page.
‎2007
8
Effective Leadership in the Early Years Sector: The ELEYS Study
Effective Leadership in the Early Years Sector is based on the analysis of a wide range of literature on leadership in the early years and is simultaneously grounded in information taken from effective early years settings, as identified in ...
Iram Siraj-Blatchford, Laura Manni, 2007
9
Fifty Years Among the New Words: A Dictionary of Neologisms ...
Complete documentation is given for all citations, which are fuller than those given in most dictionaries. At the time these terms appeared in 'Among the New Words', they appeared in none of the major dictionaries.
John Algeo, 1993
10
Science-fiction, the Early Years: A Full Description of More ...
Contains author, title, and publishing information, and plot summaries
Everett Franklin Bleiler, Richard Bleiler, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YEARS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term years is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Police in Norway Haven't Killed Anyone in Nearly 10 Years
Police in Norway hardly ever use their guns, a new report released by the Scandinavian country's government shows. In fact, it's been almost 10 years since law ... «Newsweek, Aug 15»
2
This 19-Year-Old Will Spend the Next 25 Years as a Registered Sex …
Since his release last month, their son Zach Anderson's freedom has been severely restricted because at just 19 years old, Zach is a convicted sex offender. «ABC News, Jul 15»
3
The Six-Year Slough
All true, but those silver linings obscure the larger reality that six long years after the recession ended in June 2009 the American economy has become a ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Armed forces job cuts reach target three years early
British army personnel has been cut back by more than 20,000 - three years ahead of target, the BBC has learned. Ministry of Defence figures show there are ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
5
Years & Years: Communion review – pastel chords and obvious key …
As many will know, given the band's handful of nagging singles – the ubiquitous, chart-topping King; the older but equally persistent Desire – Years & Years ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Patients give horror stories as cancer doctor gets 45 years
(CNN) A Detroit-area doctor who authorities say gave cancer treatment drugs to patients who did not need them -- including some who didn't actually have ... «CNN, Jul 15»
7
Years & Years: Communion review – utterly of the moment, for good …
Like Clean Bandit, Years & Years' brand of house music is scrupulously ... back commercially, and it's unlikely to halt the progress of Years & Years either. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Unhealthy lifestyle can knock 23 years off lifespan
The true cost of an unhealthy lifestyle of little exercise, poor diet and smoking has been quantified by scientists who found that it can reduce lifespan by 23 years. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
The Activist Roberts Court, 10 Years In
What is the most useful way to understand the direction of the Supreme Court 10 years into the tenure of Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.? After a series of ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
10
Dune, 50 years on: how a science fiction novel changed the world
Though in his later years he enjoyed huge success, Herbert, the man who ... Fifty years after Dune's publication, the US Department of Agriculture is still at work ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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