New Year

noun

1

: the calendar year about to start or recently started

2

a

usually New Year's : new year's day

b

: the first days of a calendar year

3

: rosh hashanah

Examples of New Year in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of them, a guitarist named Jason Falkner who knew Beck, invited her to his New Year’s Eve party for the changeover from 2001 to ’02. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Ramirez’s original photo was taken at a Lunar New Year party in 2024, according to The New York Times. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026

Prosecutors say a man who fired a rifle from a Dallas bridge on New Year's Eve has been sentenced to federal prison. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026

On New Year’s Eve, Lindsay checked herself into McLean Psychiatric Hospital, where she was treated for depression, and days later released seventeen days before the murder. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for New Year

• auctioneer
• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
• disappear

Kids Definition

New Year

noun

1

: new year's day

also : the first days of the year

2

: rosh hashanah