new year's

Thân thiện

People celebrate the new year's arrival with fireworks.

Definition

Noun: - The first day of the year: Specifically refers to January 1st, the day marking the beginning of the new calendar year, often celebrated as a holiday.

Usage Notes

• The term "New Year's" is a shortening of "New Year's Day." It is always written with an apostrophe and a capital 'N' and 'Y'.
• It is used to denote the specific holiday, not the entire year or season. The associated celebration is "New Year's Eve" (December 31st).

Examples

• Noun:
  • We always have a big family dinner on New Year's.
  • The office is closed for New Year's.

Advanced Usage

• "New Year's" as a modifier: The term is frequently used attributively (like an adjective) to describe things associated with the holiday.
  • We watched the New Year's fireworks display.
  • She made her New Year's resolutions.

Variants and Related Words

• New Year's Day: The full, formal name for the holiday.
• New Year's Eve: The evening and night of December 31st, preceding New Year's Day.
• New Year: Refers to the year as a whole or the period of celebration surrounding its beginning (e.g., "Happy New Year!").

Synonyms

• January 1st: The calendar date.
• The first (of January): An informal way to state the date.

Related Phrases

• Ring in the New Year: To celebrate the beginning of the new year.
  • We're going to the city to ring in the New Year.
• New Year's resolution: A promise to oneself to start a new positive habit or change at the beginning of the year.
  • His New Year's resolution is to exercise more.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the first day of the year

Từ đồng nghĩa

• New Year's Day
• New Year's
• January 1