new (njuː
)
Definitions
adjective
- recently made or brought into being ⇒
a new dress
our new baby
- ((as collective noun; preceded by ( preceded by the) ⇒
the new
- recently made or brought into being ⇒
- of a kind never before existing; novel ⇒
a new concept in marketing
- having existed before but only recently discovered ⇒
a new comet
- markedly different from what was before ⇒
the new liberalism
- fresh and unused; not second-hand ⇒
a new car
- (prenominal) having just or recently become ⇒
a new bride
- to or at recently introduced (to); inexperienced (in) or unaccustomed (to) ⇒
new to this neighbourhood
- (capital in names or titles) more or most recent of two or more things with the same name ⇒
the New Testament
- (prenominal) fresh; additional ⇒
I'll send some new troops
- (often foll by to) unknown; novel ⇒
this is new to me
- (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again ⇒
a new year
- (prenominal) (of crops) harvested early ⇒
new carrots
- changed, esp for the better ⇒
she returned a new woman from her holiday
- up-to-date; fashionable
- (capital when part of a name; prenominal) being the most recent, usually living, form of a language ⇒
New High German
- See the new
- See turn over a new leaf
adverb (usually in combination)
- recently, freshly ⇒
new-laid eggs
- anew; again
related prefix
See also
newsneo-
Alternative Forms
ˈnewness nounWord Origin
Old English nīowe; related to Gothic niujis, Old Norse naujas, Latin novusSynonyms
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modern,
recent,
contemporary,
up-to-date,
latest,
happening,
different,
current,
advanced,
original,
fresh,
novel,
topical,
state-of-the-art,
ground-breaking,
modish,
newfangled,
modernistic,
ultramodern,
all-singing, all-dancing
= brand new
unused,
Quotations
"There is no new thing under the sun"
Bible: Ecclesiastes
Translations
- British English:
new
Something that is new was not there before.They discovered a new medicine for his illness.njuː ADJECTIVE They discovered a new medicine for his illness.
- Spanish:
nuevo
adj nueva
- French:
nouveau
adj nouvelle
- German:
neu
adj
- Chinese: 新的 adj
- Arabic: جَدِيدٌ adj
- Portuguese: novo adj nova
- Russian: новый adj новая
- Croatian: novi adj nova
- Czech: nový adj
- Danish: ny adj
- Dutch: nieuw adj
- Finnish: uusi adj
- Greek: νέος adj νέα
- Italian: nuovo adj nuova
- Japanese: 新しい adj
- Korean: 새로운 adj
- Norwegian: ny adj nytt
- Polish: nowy adj nowa
- Brazilian Portuguese: novo adj nova
- European Spanish:
nuevo
adj nueva
- Swedish: ny adj nytt
- Thai: ใหม่ adj
- Turkish: yeni adj
- Vietnamese: mới adj
- British English:
new
If something is new, nobody has used it before.I am wearing my new shoes.njuː ADJECTIVE I am wearing my new shoes.
- French:
neuf
adj neuve
- Arabic: جَدِيد adj
- Brazilian Portuguese: novo adj nova
Usage examples
He had not seen Dace or Kali for days and assumed his new friends had left too.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Between 2006 to 2008 further money will go towards a new Community Infrastructure fund worth £200 million.
Country Life (2004)In parallel, he is seeking a new plebescite on the Border, to be held with the local elections in May of next year.
Irish Times (2002)At present there is a definite upsurge in new shops opening, complementing existing supermarkets.
Glasgow Herald (2001)But since then, with new therapies becoming available, the pendulum has swung towards less radical surgery.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)