Definition

1. 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

1. without missing a year
   • they travel to China annually