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New Year's resolution

Syllables: New Year's re·so·lu·tionUK/ˈnjuː jɪəz ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/US/ˈn(j)u jɪɹz ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/

New Year's resolution noun: a vow that one makes on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day for the coming year.

new year's resolution: a vow that one makes on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day for the coming year
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Noun

New Year's resolution (plural New Year's resolutions)

  1. A vow that one makes on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day for the coming year.
    • He made a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking.
    • Felt that I had reason, from the stupidity of my heart, to fear that my New-Year's resolutions were made too much in my own strength.1762 February 26, Seth Coleman, “Journal”, in Memoirs of Doctor Seth Coleman, A.M. of Amherst, (Mass.) […], New Haven, Conn.: Printed by Flagg & Gray, […], published 1817, →OCLC, page 99

New Year's resolution meaning in Malay

New Year's resolution in Malay

vow one makes for the coming year
azam Tahun Baru

Examples of New Year's resolution in a sentence

  • It drives out the dram-shops faster than New Year's resolutions.1906 December 19, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, “The Things Worth While for a People”, in Proceedings at the Opening of the Seattle Public Library...
  • The railway department made one unanimous New Year's resolution,—"To work for a reduction of accidents, an improvement in service and an increase in revenue."1925 December, “In Other Departments”, in Al C. Joy, editor, San Joaquin Power Magazine, volume VII, number 12, Fresno, Calif.: San Joaquin...
  • In a broad sense, New Year's resolutions have accompanied the world's cultures and civilizations for millennia.2008, William D. Crump, “Resolutions”, in Encyclopedia of New Year’s Holidays Worldwide, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page...
  • Despite his New Year's resolution though … would he want all that?2015, Leslie [A.] Kelly, “No More Bad Girls”, in New Year’s Resolution: Romance! (Harlequin Anthology), Don Mills, Ont.: Harlequin Books...

Forms of New Year's resolution

pluralNew Year's resolutions

Questions about New Year's resolution

What does New Year's resolution mean?
New Year's resolution means a vow that one makes on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day for the coming year.
What is New Year's resolution in Malay?
New Year's resolution in Malay is azam Tahun Baru. See New Year's resolution meaning in Malay.
How do you use New Year's resolution in a sentence?
It drives out the dram-shops faster than New Year's resolutions.
What part of speech is New Year's resolution?
New Year's resolution is a noun.
How do you pronounce New Year's resolution?
New Year's resolution is pronounced /ˈnjuː jɪəz ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
What is the plural of New Year's resolution?
The plural of New Year's resolution is New Year's resolutions.

Words near New Year's resolution in the dictionary

  1. New Year's Day
  2. New Year's Days
  3. New Year's Eve
  4. New Year's Eves
  5. New Year's flask
  6. New Year's resolution
  7. New Year's resolutions
  8. new year, new me
  9. New Years
  10. New York
  11. New York aster

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