Year after year
Example: Year after year, the trees bloom beautifully in spring.
Definition
"Year after year" is an expression used to describe something that happens repeatedly or continuously every year, often highlighting consistency or persistence over a long period of time, as in the example, "Year after year, the trees bloom beautifully in spring."
Translations
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año tras año -
jaar na jaar -
any rere any -
année après année -
Jahr für Jahr
Etymology
The phrase "year after year" is a straightforward combination of the word "year," which comes from Old English 'ġēar,' meaning a period of twelve months, repeated to emphasize the recurrence each year. It's a simple, idiomatic way to stress repetition over consecutive years.
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"Year after year" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A1) - set 1", containing 104 commonly used expressions.
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