year

From Wiktionary
year is on the Basic English 850 List.
wrong - year - yellow
year is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
y - year - yes

Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
year

Plural
years

  1. A measure of the time taken for the earth to circle the sun - any 12 month period
  2. The 12 month period between one January and the next. In the western world, years are numbered from the birth of Christ, starting at 1.
    Simple English Wiktionary was started in the year 2005.