New Year's resolution
English
WOTD – 1 January 2019
Pronunciation
Two early 20th-century postcards bearing New Year’s resolutions
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuː jɪəz ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈn(j)u jɪɹz ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/
- Hyphenation: New Year's re‧so‧lu‧tion
Noun
New Year's resolution (plural New Year's resolutions)
- 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.
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Translations
vow one makes for the coming year
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