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

They were spotted together numerous times, including in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, before calling it quits in January 2013. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026

Florida has executed a death row inmate for the murder of an 18-year-old woman who was killed while out celebrating New Year’s Eve more than 44 years ago. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 July 2026

In the early hours of New Year's Day, a fire tore through a bar in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana, killing about 40 people and injuring more than 100. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

Dennis Sochor, convicted of killing 18-year-old Patricia Gifford just hours into 1982 after meeting her at a New Year's Eve party, would be just a week older if his execution is carried out on Tuesday. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 13 July 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