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(abstract) This place; this location.
Example: An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.
(abstract) This time, the present situation.
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For what cause, reason, or purpose (interrogative adverb).
For which cause, reason, or purpose (relative adverb).
Example: That's the reason why I did that.
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A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).
Example: we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago
(by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.
Example: Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years.
A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
Example: A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year.
A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
Example: During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus.
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Eye dialect spelling of hear
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An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
Example: Was that a yes?
Synonyms:ayenodyeaAntonyms:naynoA vote of support or in favor/favour of something.
Example: The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".
Synonyms:ayeyeaAntonyms:nay
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The quality or state of being young.
Example: Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.
Synonyms:juvenilityyouthfulnessAntonyms:agedotageold agesenilityThe part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.
Example: I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all.
A young person.
Example: There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music.
Synonyms:adolescentchildkidladteenteenageryoungsterAntonyms:adultgrown-upA young man; a male adolescent or young adult.
Synonyms:boyyoung man