Read the dictionary definition of years. All definitions for this word.
1. the time during which someone's life continues
1. the monarch's last days
2. in his final years
2. a late time of life
1. old age is not for sissies
2. he's showing his years
3. age hasn't slowed him down at all
4. a beard white with eld
5. on the brink of geezerhood
3. a prolonged period of time
1. we've known each other for ages
2. I haven't been there for years and years