new Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
- a new law
- new cars
- a new comet
- a new friend
- a new year
- the New World
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adjective satellite original and of a kind not seen before
fresh; novel.
- the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
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adjective satellite lacking training or experience
raw.
- the new men were eager to fight
- raw recruits
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adjective satellite having no previous example or precedent or parallel
unexampled.
- a time of unexampled prosperity
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adjective satellite other than the former one(s); different
- they now have a new leaders
- my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it
- ready to take a new direction
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adjective unaffected by use or exposure
- it looks like new
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adjective satellite (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
newfangled.
- newfangled ideas
- she buys all these new-fangled machines and never uses them
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adjective satellite in use after medieval times
- New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties
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adjective satellite used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
Modern.
- Modern English
- New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew
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adjective satellite (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
young.
- new potatoes
- young corn
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adjective satellite unfamiliar
- new experiences
- experiences new to him
- errors of someone new to the job
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adverb very recently
fresh; newly; freshly.
- they are newly married
- newly raised objections
- a newly arranged hairdo
- grass new washed by the rain
- a freshly cleaned floor
- we are fresh out of tomatoes
WordNet
New adjective
Etymology
OE. OE.Wordforms
Definitions
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Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old, "Your new wife." Chaucer.as, a new coat; anew house; anew book; anew fashion. -
Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; anew planet;new scenes. -
Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; anew course or direction. -
As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a .new manSteadfasty purposing to lead a new life. Bk. of Com. Prayer.
Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost new. Bacon.
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Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous. Addison. -
Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed. New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace. Pope.
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Fresh from anything; newly come. New from her sickness to that northern air. Dryden.
Syn. -- Novel; recent; fresh; modern. See Novel .
New adverb
Definitions
Newly; recently. Chaucer.✍ New is much used in composition, adverbially, in the sense of newly, recently, to quality other words, as in new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown. Chaucer.
New transitive verb & intransitive verb
Definitions
To make new; to renew. Obs.