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

In a civil lawsuit against the city and the state, Los Angeles firefighters testified about a series of communication failures and questionable decisions by higher-ups that led crews to leave the area of the New Year’s Day fire prematurely. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Singing sessions are part of weddings, birthdays and Lunar New Year, as well as ordinary Sunday afternoons, and nearly every household owns a speaker and microphone. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

The Small Business Spree Bingo kicked off in mid-October and runs through New Year’s Eve. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

The move came after a fireball erupted at this past New Year’s event, shattering windows and injuring a child in downtown Boise. — Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 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