Years — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a late time of life

a prolonged period of time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈɪɹz/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈiəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈiəz/

1 syllable Say it as /jˈɪɹz/.

Examples

old age is not for sissies
he's showing his years
age hasn't slowed him down at all

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

twelvemonth old age year yr class long time eld age days geezerhood

Parts of Speech

noun	a late time of life “old age is not for sissies”
noun	a prolonged period of time “we've known each other for ages”
noun	the time during which someone's life continues “the monarch's last days”
noun	a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days “she is 4 years old”
noun	a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity “a school year”
noun	the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun “a Martian year takes 687 of our days”
noun	a body of students who graduate together “the class of '97”

Word Forms

age	verb	make older
geezer	noun	a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric
yearly	adjective	occurring or payable every year

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Jahre

eine späte Lebensphase

🇫🇷French

années

une époque tardive de la vie

🇪🇸Spanish

años

una etapa tardía de la vida

🇮🇹Italian

anni

un periodo tardivo della vita

🇳🇱Dutch

jaar

een late levensfase

🇵🇹Portuguese

anos

um momento tardio da vida

🇷🇺Russian

годы

позднее время жизни

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साल

जीवन का अंतिम समय

🇧🇩Bengali

বছর

জীবনের একটি দেরী সময়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆண்டுகள்

வாழ்க்கையின் தாமதமான நேரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంవత్సరాలు

జీవితం యొక్క చివరి సమయం

🇮🇳Marathi

वर्षे

आयुष्याचा उशीरा काळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

વર્ષ

જીવનનો અંતનો સમય

🇮🇳Kannada

ವರ್ಷಗಳು

ಜೀವನದ ತಡವಾದ ಸಮಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വർഷങ്ങൾ

ജീവിതത്തിൻ്റെ അവസാന സമയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਲ

ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਦੇਰ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

سال

زندگی کا دیر سے وقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

年

晚年

🇯🇵Japanese

年

人生の遅い時期

🇰🇷Korean

연령

인생의 늦은 시간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

năm

một thời gian muộn màng của cuộc đời

🇹🇭Thai

ปี

ช่วงบั้นปลายของชีวิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertahun-tahun

masa akhir kehidupan

🇵🇭Filipino

taon

isang huli na oras ng buhay

🇲🇾Malay

tahun

masa lewat kehidupan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سنين

وقت متأخر من الحياة

🇮🇷Persian

سال

یک زمان دیرهنگام زندگی

🇹🇷Turkish

yıllar

hayatın geç bir zamanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

שנים

תקופה מאוחרת בחיים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'years'?

The primary meaning of 'years' is 'a late time of life'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'years' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'years' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'years' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'years' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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