1. (adj.)new of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come or been brought into being: a new book.
2. new of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; novel: a new concept of the universe.
3. new having but lately become known: a new elementary particle.
4. new unfamiliar or strange (often fol. by to): ideas new to us; to explore new worlds.
5. new having but lately come to a place, position, status, etc.: a new minister.
6. new unaccustomed (usu. fol. by to): people new to such work.
7. new further; additional: new gains.
8. new fresh or unused: a new sheet of paper.
9. new different and better in physical or moral quality: It made a new man of him.
10. new other than the former or the old: a new era.
11. new being the later or latest of two or morethings of the same kind: a new edition of Shakespeare.
12. new (cap.) (of a language) in its latest known period, esp. as a livinglanguage at the present time: New High German.
13. (adv.)new recently or freshly (usu. used in combination): new-mown hay.
14. (n.)new something that is new: Ring out the old, ring in the new.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME newe, OE nīwe, c. OFris nī(e), OS, OHG
Definition of 'NEW'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)new 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"
2. (adj)fresh, new, novel original and of a kind not seen before "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
3. (adj)raw, new lacking training or experience "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"
4. (adj)new, unexampled having no previous example or precedent or parallel "a time of unexampled prosperity"
5. (adj)new(a) 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"
6. (adj)new unaffected by use or exposure "it looks like new"
7. (adj)newfangled, new (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new "newfangled ideas"; "she buys all these new-fangled machines and never uses them"
8. (adj)New in use after medieval times "New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties"
9. (adj)Modern, New used of a living language; being the currentstage in its development "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"
10. (adj)new, young (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity "new potatoes"; "young corn"
11. (adverb)new unfamiliar "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job"
12. (adverb)newly, freshly, fresh, new very recently "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"
1. (adjective)new ≠ old We just bought a new car.; My son is starting in his new school next week.; new evidence in the trial
2. new ≠ old, second-hand Have you see the new apartments they're building?; to start a new business; brand new furniture
3. new brand new recently arrived There's a new boy starting in our class today.; We're new to the neighborhood.
Definition of 'NEW'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adverb)NEW newly; recently
2. NEW 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, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion
3. NEW not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes
4. NEW newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction
5. NEW 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 man
6. NEW not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous