every year
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Definition
- Adverb: On each successive year; once per year; without missing a year.
Usage
The adverb "every year" is used to describe an action or event that occurs with a regular, yearly frequency. It emphasizes the consistency and repetition of the occurrence on an annual basis.
Examples
- The company holds a major conference every year.
- Every year, we visit our grandparents for the holidays.
- These flowers bloom every year in the spring.
- She donates to that charity every year.
Advanced Usage
- "Year after year": This is a stronger, more emphatic variant of "every year," often implying a long, unbroken sequence or sometimes monotony.
- Year after year, the same problems arise at budget time.
- "Per annum": A formal, often financial or business-related synonym meaning "for each year."
- The interest rate is fixed at 5% per annum.
- "On a yearly basis": A more formal phrase equivalent to "every year," often used in official or planning contexts.
- Performance reviews are conducted on a yearly basis.
Variants and Related Words
- Annual (adjective): Occurring once every year.
- The annual report is published in March.
- Yearly (adjective or adverb): Happening once a year; every year.
- We have a yearly check-up. (adjective)
- The magazine is published yearly. (adverb)
- Annually (adverb): Synonym for "every year," often used in more formal writing.
- The festival takes place annually.
Synonyms
- Each year
- Once a year
- Per year
- Yearly
Related Phrases
- "Every single year": An emphatic form stressing the unwavering regularity, sometimes with a tone of frustration or notable reliability.
- Every single year it rains on the day of the picnic.
- "Without fail": An adverbial phrase that can be combined with "every year" to emphasize absolute consistency.
- He calls on my birthday every year without fail.
Adverb
- without missing a year
- they travel to China annually