year by yearadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈjɪə bʌɪ ˈjɪə/,

/ˈjəː bʌɪ ˈjəː/, U.S.

/ˈjɪ(ə)r ˌbaɪ ˈjɪ(ə)r/

Forms: see year n. and by prep. and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: year n., by prep.

Etymology: < year n. + by prep. + year n. Compare earlier yearly adv. Compare also day by day adv.

A. adv.

In each successive year, every year; annually; (also in early use) †continuously for a number of years (obsolete). Cf. by prep. 25c.

ΘΠ

the world > time > period > year > [adverb]

yearlyeOE

by yeara1382

year by yeara1393

from year to yearc1400

per annum1531

strawberry-wise1548

annuallya1555

per ann.1610

anniversarilya1631

twelvemonthly1847

the world > time > period > year > [adverb] > all year > year in year out or year after year

from year to year1384

year by yeara1393

year after year?1567

year in and year out1819

perennially1861

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. l. 20 (MED) Ethna, which brenneth yer be yere, Was thanne noght so hot as I.

c1475 Antichrist & Disciples in J. H. Todd Three Treat. J. Wycklyffe (1851) p. cxxxi (MED) Þe almes of þise bischoppes of so old synne is gedred for a certeyn rente ȝer bi ȝer in lecherie to lige.

1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) iv. xxxiv. f. lxxxij^v In euery countre, specially certeyne offycers yere by yere chaunged for the more sykernes.

1539 Bible (Great) 1 Kings x. 25 [They] brought hym euery man his present, vesselles of syluer..[etc.], yere by yere.

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 5/2 Annales,..Chronicles: records of matters done yeare by yeare.

1687 J. Gordon Request to Rom. Catholicks xii. 19 The Apostle argues the perfection of Christ's Sacrifice above those of the Law, because those were offered year by year, but the Sacrifice of Christ's Body was offered once for all.

1793 W. Cowper Tale 77 Be it your fortune, year by year, The same resource to prove.

1885 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 30 12 The accounts were delivered year by year to Mr. Norton.

1936 Fortune Oct. 176/3 The load on the average automobile's electrical system has increased year by year.

2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees iv. 83 The complete sheath of cambium..that allows the tree to go on getting thicker year by year, perhaps for centuries.

B. adj.

Relating to, or giving details of, each successive year; that occurs in each successive year.

1853 Atlas 5 Mar. (Suppl.) 161/1 Neither the Chancellor, nor any one else, ever says a word of the mischief and waste of the year-by-year system of reduction of the sugar duties.

1879 Rep. Comm. Council on Educ. (Eng. & Wales) 836 in Parl. Papers 1878–9 (C. 2342–I) XXIII. 1 The year-by-year improvement in practical musical skill and theoretical knowledge..has shown itself none the less clearly.

1915 C. W. Eliot in C. S. Northup et al. Representative Phi Beta Kappa Orations 350 In every teacher's life there is apt to be a large element of year-by-year repetition.

1984 N.Y. Times 27 Feb. c2/5 The Women's Tennis Association has kept year-by-year records only since 1973.

2010 Bks. Ireland Nov. 240/1 The style of this book is innovative, with the events of the 1960s detailed on a year-by-year basis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	year by year
释义	year by yearadv.adj. Brit. /ˈjɪə bʌɪ ˈjɪə/, /ˈjəː bʌɪ ˈjəː/, U.S. /ˈjɪ(ə)r ˌbaɪ ˈjɪ(ə)r/ Forms: see year n. and by prep. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: year n., by prep. Etymology: < year n. + by prep. + year n. Compare earlier yearly adv. Compare also day by day adv. A. adv. In each successive year, every year; annually; (also in early use) †continuously for a number of years (obsolete). Cf. by prep. 25c. ΘΠ the world > time > period > year > [adverb] yearlyeOE by yeara1382 year by yeara1393 from year to yearc1400 per annum1531 strawberry-wise1548 annuallya1555 per ann.1610 anniversarilya1631 twelvemonthly1847 the world > time > period > year > [adverb] > all year > year in year out or year after year from year to year1384 year by yeara1393 year after year?1567 year in and year out1819 perennially1861 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) ii. l. 20 (MED) Ethna, which brenneth yer be yere, Was thanne noght so hot as I. c1475 Antichrist & Disciples in J. H. Todd Three Treat. J. Wycklyffe (1851) p. cxxxi (MED) Þe almes of þise bischoppes of so old synne is gedred for a certeyn rente ȝer bi ȝer in lecherie to lige. 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) iv. xxxiv. f. lxxxij^v In euery countre, specially certeyne offycers yere by yere chaunged for the more sykernes. 1539 Bible (Great) 1 Kings x. 25 [They] brought hym euery man his present, vesselles of syluer..[etc.], yere by yere. 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 5/2 Annales,..Chronicles: records of matters done yeare by yeare. 1687 J. Gordon Request to Rom. Catholicks xii. 19 The Apostle argues the perfection of Christ's Sacrifice above those of the Law, because those were offered year by year, but the Sacrifice of Christ's Body was offered once for all. 1793 W. Cowper Tale 77 Be it your fortune, year by year, The same resource to prove. 1885 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 30 12 The accounts were delivered year by year to Mr. Norton. 1936 Fortune Oct. 176/3 The load on the average automobile's electrical system has increased year by year. 2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees iv. 83 The complete sheath of cambium..that allows the tree to go on getting thicker year by year, perhaps for centuries. B. adj. Relating to, or giving details of, each successive year; that occurs in each successive year. Π 1853 Atlas 5 Mar. (Suppl.) 161/1 Neither the Chancellor, nor any one else, ever says a word of the mischief and waste of the year-by-year system of reduction of the sugar duties. 1879 Rep. Comm. Council on Educ. (Eng. & Wales) 836 in Parl. Papers 1878–9 (C. 2342–I) XXIII. 1 The year-by-year improvement in practical musical skill and theoretical knowledge..has shown itself none the less clearly. 1915 C. W. Eliot in C. S. Northup et al. Representative Phi Beta Kappa Orations 350 In every teacher's life there is apt to be a large element of year-by-year repetition. 1984 N.Y. Times 27 Feb. c2/5 The Women's Tennis Association has kept year-by-year records only since 1973. 2010 Bks. Ireland Nov. 240/1 The style of this book is innovative, with the events of the 1960s detailed on a year-by-year basis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.a1393
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