years

noun

SayYEERZ/jɪɹz/UK/jɪəz/

2 meanings of years

1
noun
Plural of year. Use this form when you mean more than one year.
She lived in Spain for three years before moving home.
The kids have grown so much over the past few years.
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2
nouncolloquialplural
A very long time, much longer than just a few days or weeks.
Like waiting so long that it starts to feel like forever.
I haven't seen her in years!
It's been years since we last visited the old farmhouse.
Similarages, eons
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years is a form of year

year, noun: A period of twelve months or about 365 days. Full entry

Forms: yearyears plural
Spelling: year → years: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /z/.

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