Phrase guide

New Year's resolution

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnjuː jɪəz ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
  • General-American: /ˈn(j)u jɪɹz ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/
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noun

Meaning 1

A vow that one makes on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day for the coming year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He made a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: новогоди́шно обеща́ние (novogodíšno obeštánie) — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新年的決心 /新年的决心 (xīnnián de juéxīn) — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Danish: nytårsforsæt — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Dutch: goede voornemen — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Faroese: nýggjárslyfti — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Finnish: uudenvuodenlupaus — vow one makes for the coming year
  • French: bonne résolution — vow one makes for the coming year
  • German: Neujahrsvorsatz — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Hungarian: újévi fogadalom — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Icelandic: áramótaheit — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Italian: buoni propositi — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Japanese: 新年の抱負 (shinnen no hōfu) — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Malay: azam Tahun Baru — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Maltese: ir-riżoluzzjoni tas-sena l-ġdida — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Norwegian: nyttårsforsett — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Polish: postanowienie — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Polish: postanowienie noworoczne — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Serbo-Croatian: novogodišnja odluka — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Slovak: novoročné predsavzatie — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Spanish: propósito de Año Nuevo — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Swahili: azimio la mwaka mpya — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Swedish: nyårslöfte — vow one makes for the coming year
  • Welsh: adduned Blwyddyn Newydd — vow one makes for the coming year