the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"
a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"
unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy"
forever; throughout all time; "we will always be friends"; "I shall treasure it always"; "I will always love you"
at any time or in any event; "you can always resign if you don't like it"; "you could always take a day off"
seemingly without interruption; often and repeatedly; "always looking for faults"; "it is always raining"; "he is forever cracking jokes"; "they are forever arguing"