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years

/jɪɹz/noun1 syllable

Years means: a late time of life.

Synonyms for years11

noun, as in a late time of life

old age, age, eld, geezerhood

noun, as in a prolonged period of time

long time, age

noun, as in the time during which someone's life continues

days

also used for years

ages, yonks, for ever, donkey's years, donkey's

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What does years mean?3

noun

1

a late time of life“old age is not for sissies”

2

a prolonged period of time“we've known each other for ages”

3

the time during which someone's life continues“the monarch's last days”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with years?24

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All 24 rhymes for years, grouped by syllable

Years in a sentence

  • Years ago, she used to hang around with a bunch of bikers.CK
  • Generally speaking, women live longer than men by almost ten years.CK
  • It's been almost ten years, but you're as beautiful as ever.CM
  • Eventually, he was sentenced to five years in prison for the violent crime.CM
  • Even if it takes you three years, you must accomplish your goal.CM
  • Missing for years, the document miraculously came to light the other day.Zifre
  • Shakespeare, whose plays are world-famous, lived some four hundred years ago.CM
  • This house is ten years old, but that house over there is quite new.CK

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