New Year new year

noun (U)

1 the time at the beginning of the year when you celebrate: We're going to spend Christmas and New Year with my parents. | Happy New Year (=used as a greeting) | see in the new year (=celebrate the beginning of the year): Our neighbours invited us round to see in the new year.

2 the new year the first few weeks of the year: Let's hope things will begin to improve in the new year. | new year resolution (=a decision to improve yourself in the new year): I haven't made any new year resolutions - I never stick to them anyway.