Standard Lemma guide

yearly

adj · adv · noun · 8 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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  • General-American: /ˈjɪɹli/
  • General-American: /ˈjɪɚli/
  • General-American: /ˈjɪəɹli/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈjɪəli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)li
  • CMU ARPABET: Y IH1 R L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Happening once every year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Christmas is a yearly celebration.
  • We deep-clean the kitchen lustrally, on a five-yearly basis.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Over the course of one year

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a yearly income

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Once a year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adv

Meaning 4

Every year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Something that is published once a year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

occurring or payable every year

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an annual trip to Paris
  • yearly medical examinations
  • annual (or yearly) income

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: annual

Antonyms: none provided

7

adverb

Meaning 7

without missing a year

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they travel to China annually

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: annually, every year, each year

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

a reference book that is published regularly once every year

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: annual, yearbook

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts

Narrower terms: almanac, farmer's calendar, ephemeris

History

Etymology

From Middle English yeerly, yerely, from Old English ġēarlīċ, ġērlīċ (“yearly, of the year, annual”), equivalent to year + -ly (adjectival suffix) or -ly (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Scots yerelie (“yearly”), Saterland Frisian jierelk (“yearly”), West Frisian jierliks (“yearly”), Dutch jaarlijks (“yearly”), Afrikaans jaarliks (“yearly”), German jährlich (“yearly”), Danish årlig (“yearly”), Norwegian Bokmål årlig (“yearly”), Norwegian Nynorsk årleg (“yearly”), Swedish årlig (“yearly”), Icelandic árlegur (“yearly”).

Across languages

Translations

128 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: jaarliks — happening once every year
  • Afrikaans: jaarlikse — happening once every year
  • Arabic: سَنَوِيّ (sanawiyy) — happening once every year
  • Armenian: տարեկան (tarekan) — happening once every year
  • Assamese: বছেৰেকীয়া (boserekia) — happening once every year
  • Assamese: বছৰি (bosori) — happening once every year
  • Belarusian: штого́дны (štohódny) — happening once every year
  • Belarusian: штого́дні (štohódni) — happening once every year
  • Belarusian: штогадо́вы (štohadóvy) — happening once every year
  • Bulgarian: ежего́ден (ežegóden) — happening once every year
  • Catalan: anual — happening once every year
  • Chinese Mandarin: 每年的 (měinián de) — happening once every year
  • Czech: roční — happening once every year
  • Danish: årlig — happening once every year
  • Dutch: jaarlijks — happening once every year
  • Dutch: jaarlijkse — happening once every year
  • Esperanto: ĉiujara — happening once every year
  • Finnish: vuosittainen — happening once every year
  • Finnish: jokavuotinen — happening once every year
  • French: annuel — happening once every year
  • Georgian: წლიური (c̣liuri) — happening once every year
  • Georgian: ყოველწლიური (q̇ovelc̣liuri) — happening once every year
  • German: jährlich — happening once every year
  • Hindi: वार्षिक (vārṣik) — happening once every year
  • Hungarian: évenkénti — happening once every year
  • Hungarian: évi — happening once every year
  • Icelandic: árlegur — happening once every year
  • Icelandic: árviss — happening once every year
  • Irish: bliantúil — happening once every year
  • Italian: annuale — happening once every year
  • Japanese: 毎年の (maitoshi no) — happening once every year
  • Korean: 매년의 (maenyeonui) — happening once every year
  • Central Kurdish: ساڵانە (sallane) — happening once every year
  • Latin: annuus — happening once every year
  • Latin: quotannīs — happening once every year
  • Latvian: gadskārtējs — happening once every year
  • Macedonian: годишен (godišen) — happening once every year
  • Malay: تاهونن — happening once every year
  • Malay: tahunan — happening once every year
  • Manx: bleinoil — happening once every year
  • Māori: huritau — happening once every year
  • Norwegian Bokmål: årlig — happening once every year
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: årleg — happening once every year
  • Persian: سالانه (sâlâne) — happening once every year
  • Polish: roczny — happening once every year
  • Polish: coroczny — happening once every year
  • Polish: doroczny — happening once every year
  • Portuguese: anual — happening once every year
  • Punjabi: ਸਾਲਾਨਾ (sālānā) — happening once every year
  • Romanian: anual — happening once every year
  • Russian: ежего́дный (ježegódnyj) — happening once every year
  • Scottish Gaelic: bliadhnail — happening once every year
  • Slovak: ročný — happening once every year
  • Spanish: anual — happening once every year
  • Swedish: årlig — happening once every year
  • Thai: ทุกปี (túk-bpii) — happening once every year
  • Thai: รายปี (raai-bpii) — happening once every year
  • Thai: ประจําปี (bprà-jam-bpii) — happening once every year
  • Turkish: yıllık — happening once every year
  • Ukrainian: щорі́чний (ščoríčnyj) — happening once every year
  • Volapük: alyelik — happening once every year
  • Welsh: blynyddol — happening once every year
  • Yiddish: יאָריק (yorik) — happening once every year
  • Arabic: سَنَوِيًّا (sanawiyyan) — once a year
  • Armenian: տարեկան (tarekan) — once a year
  • Assamese: বছৰি (bosori) — once a year
  • Belarusian: штого́д (štohód) — once a year
  • Belarusian: штого́ду (štohódu) — once a year
  • Bulgarian: ежего́дно (ežegódno) — once a year
  • Bulgarian: годи́шно (godíšno) — once a year
  • Catalan: anualment — once a year
  • Chinese Mandarin: 每年 (měinián) — once a year
  • Czech: ročně — once a year
  • Dutch: jaarlijks — once a year
  • Esperanto: ĉiujare — once a year
  • Esperanto: jare — once a year
  • Finnish: vuosittain — once a year
  • French: annuellement — once a year
  • Georgian: წელიწადში ერთხელ (c̣elic̣adši ertxel) — once a year
  • Georgian: წელში ერთხელ (c̣elši ertxel) — once a year
  • Georgian: წლიურად (c̣liurad) — once a year
  • Georgian: ყოველწლიურად (q̇ovelc̣liurad) — once a year
  • German: jährlich — once a year
  • Hindi: वार्षिक (vārṣik) — once a year
  • Hungarian: évenként — once a year
  • Hungarian: évente — once a year
  • Icelandic: árlega — once a year
  • Irish: in éadan an bliana — once a year
  • Italian: annualmente — once a year
  • Japanese: 年一回の (nen'ikkai no) — once a year
  • Japanese: 毎年 (maitoshi) — once a year
  • Korean: 해마다 (haemada) — once a year
  • Korean: 매년 (maenyeon) — once a year
  • Central Kurdish: ساڵانە (sallane) — once a year
  • Macedonian: годишно (godišno) — once a year
  • Māori: ā-tau — once a year
  • Norwegian Bokmål: årlig — once a year
  • Persian: سالانه (sâlâne) — once a year
  • Polish: corocznie — once a year
  • Polish: rocznie — once a year
  • Portuguese: anualmente — once a year
  • Russian: ежего́дно (ježegódno) — once a year
  • Slovak: ročne — once a year
  • Spanish: anualmente — once a year
  • Spanish: cada año — once a year
  • Swedish: årligen — once a year
  • Thai: ทุกปี (túk-bpii) — once a year
  • Thai: ปีละครั้ง (bpii-lá-kráng) — once a year
  • Thai: ปีละหน (bpii-lá-hǒn) — once a year
  • Turkish: yıllık — once a year
  • Ukrainian: щорі́чно (ščoríčno) — once a year
  • Ukrainian: щоро́ку (ščoróku) — once a year
  • Ukrainian: щорі́к (ščorík) — once a year
  • Ukrainian: рі́чно (ríčno) — once a year
  • Volapük: alyelo — once a year
  • Bulgarian: годишник (godišnik) — something that is published once a year
  • Dutch: jaaruitgave — something that is published once a year
  • Dutch: jaarlijkse uitgave — something that is published once a year
  • Finnish: vuosikirja — something that is published once a year
  • French: annuaire — something that is published once a year
  • Hindi: वार्षिक (vārṣik) — something that is published once a year
  • Italian: annuario — something that is published once a year
  • Japanese: 年刊の (nenkan no) — something that is published once a year
  • Korean: 연간의 (yeon'ganui) — something that is published once a year
  • Polish: rocznik — something that is published once a year
  • Russian: ежего́дник (ježegódnik) — something that is published once a year
  • Thai: รายปี (raai-bpii) — something that is published once a year
  • Turkish: yıllık — something that is published once a year
Real reading context

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