of the year

adjective
UK: /ɒv ðə jɪər/
US: /ʌv ðə jɪr/

  1. Awarded to or recognized as the best within a specific category during the past year.

    1. She won the athlete of the year award last night [ ] [ ]
    2. The magazine named him entrepreneur of the year for his innovations [ ] [ ]

  2. Designating someone or something considered the most outstanding or noteworthy in a particular field or area of activity for the past year.

    1. It was a truly a song of the year, everyone loved it [ ] [ ]
    2. Their research project was hailed as the scientific breakthrough of the year [ ] [ ]
of the year noun

  1. A title or award given to someone or something considered the best in a particular field during a specific year.

    1. He got the title man of the year [ ] [ ]
    2. The product of the year was very popular and useful [ ] [ ]

  2. An accolade recognizing outstanding achievement or contribution within a specific domain during the preceding year.

    1. She was nominated as woman of the year for her charity work [ ] [ ]
    2. Winning employee of the year improved her career prospects greatly [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "of the year" in English means: Awarded to or recognized as the best within a specific category during the past year., Designating someone or something considered the most outstanding or noteworthy in a particular field or area of activity for the past year..

The phonetic transcription of "of the year" is /ɒv ðə jɪər/ in British English and /ʌv ðə jɪr/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "of the year": "She won the athlete of the year award last night". More examples on the page.