Definitions for refresh
rɪˈfrɛʃre·fresh

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. review, brush up, refreshverb

   refresh one's memory

   "I reviewed the material before the test"

2. refresh, freshenverb

   make (to feel) fresh

   "The cool water refreshed us"

3. freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen upverb

   become or make oneself fresh again

   "She freshened up after the tennis game"

4. refresh, freshen, refreshenverb

   make fresh again

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. refreshnoun

   The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.

2. refreshnoun

   The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data.

3. refreshverb

   To renew or revitalize.

4. refreshverb

   To reload a webpage on the internet.

5. refreshverb

   To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.

6. refreshverb

   To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.

7. Etymology: From refrescher (French: rafraîchir)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To REFRESHverb

   Etymology: refraischer, Fr. refrigero, Lat.

   1. To recreate; to relieve after pain, fatigue or want.

   Service shall with steeled sinews toil;
   And labour shall refresh itself with hope. William Shakespeare.

   Musick was ordain’d to refresh the mind of man,
   After his studies or his usual pain. William Shakespeare.

   He was in no danger to be overtaken; so that he was content to refresh his men. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   His meals are coarse and short, his employment warrantable, his sleep certain and refreshing, neither interrupted with the lashes of a guilty mind, nor the aches of a crazy body. South.

   If you would have trees to thrive, take care that no plants be near them, which may deprive them of nourishment, or hinder refreshings and helps that they might receive. John Mortimer.

   2. To improve by new touches any thing impaired.

   The rest refresh the scaly snakes, that sold
   The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold. Dryden.

   3. To refrigerate; to cool.

   A dew coming after heat refresheth. Ecclus. xliii. 22.

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1. refresh

   Refresh generally means to either update the current view or display of an application or webpage, or to renew, revitalize, or restore something to its original condition or state. The exact meaning can vary depending on the context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Refreshadjective

   to make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit, animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to reanimate; as, sleep refreshes the body and the mind

2. Refreshadjective

   to make as if new; to repair; to restore

3. Refreshnoun

   the act of refreshing

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Refresh

   rē-fresh′, v.t. to give new strength, spirit, &c. to: to revive after exhaustion: to enliven: to restore a fresh appearance to.—v.i. to become fresh again: (coll.) to take refreshment, as food and drink.—v.t. Rēfresh′en, to make fresh again.—n. Rēfresh′er, one who, or that which, refreshes: a fee paid to counsel for continuing his attention to a case, esp. when adjourned.—adj. Rēfresh′ful, full of power to refresh: refreshing.—adv. Rēfresh′fully.—p.adj. Rēfresh′ing, reviving, invigorating.—adv. Rēfresh′ingly, in a refreshing manner: so as to revive.—ns. Rēfresh′ingness; Refresh′ment, the act of refreshing: new strength or spirit after exhaustion: that which refreshes, as food or rest—(pl.) usually food and drink.—Refreshment, or Refection, Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent.

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1. refresh

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1. • Remember
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1. fresher

How to pronounce refresh?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say refresh in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of refresh in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of refresh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of refresh in a Sentence

1. Carl Levin:

   Let me refresh your recollection.

2. The USMC:

   Pauses in operations are not uncommon and are viewed as a responsible step to refresh and review best practices and procedures so our units remain capable, safe, and ready.

3. John Chew:

   It will refresh the tournament playing population, it will bring in new players who would otherwise not want to play the game because some of their favorite everyday words were not acceptable until this year, but we'll end up losing some older players who can't get over the idea that a word coined by a 14-year-old is now used in Scrabble.

4. Margaret Fairless Barber:

   To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it, and to render it the more fit for its prime function of looking forward.

5. The USMC:

   Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path! pauses in operations are not uncommon and are viewed as a responsible step to refresh and review best practices and procedures so our units remain capable, safe, and ready.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=refresh
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Refresh
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=refresh
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refresh
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=refresh