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Definition of 'NEW' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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 more things of the same kind:
a new edition of Shakespeare.

12.  new
(cap.) (of a language) in its latest known period, esp. as a living language 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 current stage 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"


Definition of 'NEW' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

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

7.  NEW
not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed

8.  NEW
fresh from anything; newly come

9.  NEW
to make new; to renew


Translation of 'NEW' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: having only just happened, been built, made, bought etc
She is wearing a new dress; We are building a new house.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: nuwe Arabic flag Arabic: جَديد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: модерен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: novo Czech flag Czech: nový German flag German: neu
Danish flag Danish: ny Greek flag Greek: νέος, καινούριος Spanish flag Spanish: nuevo
Estonian flag Estonian: uus Farsi flag Farsi: جدید Finnish flag Finnish: uusi
French flag French: neuf Hebrew flag Hebrew: חָדָש Hindi flag Hindi: नया, नवीन, नूतन
Croatian flag Croatian: nov Hungarian flag Hungarian: új Indonesian flag Indonesian: baru
Icelandic flag Icelandic: nÿr Italian flag Italian: nuovo Japanese flag Japanese: 新しい
Korean flag Korean: 새로운 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: naujas Latvian flag Latvian: jauns
Malay flag Malay: baharu Dutch flag Dutch: nieuw Norwegian flag Norwegian: ny
Polish flag Polish: nowy Persian flag Persian: جدید Pashto flag Pashto: نوى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: novo Romanian flag Romanian: nou Russian flag Russian: новый
Slovak flag Slovak: nový Slovenian flag Slovenian: nov Serbian flag Serbian: nov
Swedish flag Swedish: ny Thai flag Thai: ใหม่ Turkish flag Turkish: yeni
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 新的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: новий Urdu flag Urdu: نيا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: mới Chinese flag Chinese: 新的

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