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Meaning of 'new' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . New [ adv.]
- Newly; recently.
2 . New [ superl.]
- 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.
- Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.
- Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new 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 man.
- Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous.
- Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.
- Fresh from anything; newly come.
3 . New [ v. t. & i.]
- To make new; to renew.

Meaning of 'new' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . new [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
Example in sentence:
  • a new comet;
  • a new friend;
  • a new law;
  • a new year;
  • new cars;
  • the New World
Meaning (2):
- unaffected by use or exposure
Example in sentence:
  • it looks like new
3 . new [ r]
Meaning (3):
- very recently
Example in sentence:
  • a freshly cleaned floor;
  • a newly arranged hairdo;
  • grass new washed by the rain;
  • newly raised objections;
  • they are newly married;
  • we are fresh out of tomatoes
4 . new [ s]
Meaning (4):
- having no previous example or precedent or parallel
Example in sentence:
  • a time of unexampled prosperity
Meaning (5):
- (often followed by `to') unfamiliar
Example in sentence:
  • errors of someone new to the job;
  • experiences new to him;
  • new experiences
Meaning (6):
- used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
Example in sentence:
  • Modern English;
  • New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew
Meaning (7):
- other than the former one(s); different
Example in sentence:
  • my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it;
  • ready to take a new direction;
  • they now have a new leaders
Meaning (8):
- in use after medieval times
Example in sentence:
  • New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties
Meaning (9):
- (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
Example in sentence:
  • new potatoes;
  • young corn
Meaning (10):
- lacking training or experience
Example in sentence:
  • raw recruits;
  • the new men were eager to fight
Meaning (11):
- original and of a kind not seen before
Example in sentence:
  • the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem

Nearby Words:

new year's day new zealand new-model new-year newborn newcome newcomer newel newfangle newfangled

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