# annually

/ˈænjuəɫi/ (US) · /ˈænjuːəli/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adverb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/annually
Updated: 2026-05-02

## Definition

once every year. You use it to describe things that happen on a regular yearly schedule.

For teachers: occurring or appearing once every year.

## Examples

- The company holds its main meeting annually.
- The city council reviews the local budget annually to ensure every department is funded for the coming year.
- While some species migrate twice a year, this particular bird returns to its nesting grounds annually, arriving within the same week every spring regardless of the weather.

## Pitfalls

- Not "I go annually to Paris" but "I go to Paris annually" — Long frequency adverbs sit at the end of the clause, not before the prepositional phrase.

## Usage notes

- Frequency adverb — typically placed after the main verb or at the end of the clause.

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