WordGarden.ioyearly
A1Pronunciation
UK
- /jˈiəli/
US
- /ˈjɪrli/
Meanings
Adjective
happening, published, or measured once each year
Adverb
once every year; annually
Beyond the definition
"Yearly" describes something that happens once a year, like a birthday, an anniversary, or a doctor check-up. It gives the sense of time moving in larger steps, not day by day or month by month, but from one year to the next. It is often used for regular events, habits, or reports that come back on the same general schedule. For example, a company might do a yearly review of its finances, and a family might have a yearly tradition like picking apples in the fall. You can also use it before a noun, as in "a yearly subscription" or "yearly rainfall." It is a simple, useful word for talking about things that return each year.
The word "yearly" describes something that happens once every twelve months. It is used for events, routines, reports, changes, or measurements that come once each year and are expected to return again the next year.
You might hear about a "yearly physical exam," a "yearly school fee," a "yearly budget," or "yearly rainfall." In each case, the word connects the idea to a full year as the time unit. It can describe something that happens once a year, or something that is measured over the course of a year.
"Yearly" can be used as an adjective, as in "yearly report" or "yearly tradition," and it can also be used as an adverb: "We travel there yearly." It is very close in meaning to "annual," though "annual" often sounds a little more formal. In everyday English, "yearly" feels natural and easy to understand. It helps us talk about the steady rhythm of life: health checks, holidays, budgets, weather patterns, traditions, and all the other things that return or are counted year by year.
Examples
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Health care
We have a yearly checkup with the dentist.
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School event
The school puts on a yearly science fair in the spring.
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Family tradition
She looks forward to the yearly family reunion every summer.
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Payment schedule
Our insurance is paid yearly, not monthly.
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Museum programs
On a yearly basis, the museum adds several new workshops for children.
- Phraseon a yearly basis
every year
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Main spelling
- yearlyadjectiveadverbnoun