new year
noun /ˌnjuː ˈjɪə(r)/, /ˌnjuː ˈjɜː(r)/
/ˌnuː ˈjɪr/
(also New Year)
[uncountable, singular]Idioms - the beginning of the year
- Happy New Year!
- We're going to Germany for Christmas and New Year.
- I'll see you in the new year.
Idioms
see in the New Year | see the New Year in
- to stay up until midnight on 31 December to celebrate the start of the new year