years (A1)
noun
Pronunciation: /jɪərz/
Definition
A period of time equal to twelve months or approximately 365 days.
Examples
She has been working here for five years.
It took years to complete the project.
He celebrated his 21st birthday last year.
How to Use years
- for [duration] (prepositional phrase)
- To indicate how long something has lasted or will last. — "They have been married for fifty years."
- in [year] (prepositional phrase)
- To specify a particular year. — "The company was founded in 1998."
- years ago (collocation)
- In the past, a specified number of years before the present. — "I met him many years ago."
- years later (collocation)
- After a specified number of years have passed. — "Years later, she still remembered that day."
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