new

/njส‰ห/

IPA: /N UW1/

noun
  1. 1

    Things that are new.

    โ€œOut with the old, in with the new.โ€

  2. 2

    A kind of light beer.

  3. 3

    A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.

verb
  1. 1

    To make new; to recreate; to renew.

adjective
  1. 1

    Recently made, or created.

    โ€œThis is a new scratch on my car!ย ย  The band just released a new album.โ€

  2. 2

    Additional; recently discovered.

    โ€œWe turned up some new evidence from the old files.โ€

  3. 3

    Current or later, as opposed to former.

    โ€œMy new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older.ย ย  We had been in our new house for five years by then.โ€

  4. 4

    Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.

    โ€œNew Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.โ€

  5. 5

    In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.

    โ€œAre you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?โ€

  6. 6

    Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.

    โ€œThat shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one.ย ย  I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep.ย ย  After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes.โ€

  7. 7

    Newborn.

    โ€œMy sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.โ€

  8. 8

    Of recent origin; having taken place recently.

    โ€œI can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new.ย ย  Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?โ€

  9. 9

    Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.

    โ€œThe idea was new to me.ย ย  I need to meet new people.โ€

  10. 10

    Recently arrived or appeared.

    โ€œHave you met the new guy in town?ย ย  He is the new kid at school.โ€

  11. 11

    Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.

    โ€œDon't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time.ย ย  I'm new at this business.โ€

  12. 12

    (of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.

    โ€œWe expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.โ€

adverb
  1. 1

    Newly (especially in composition).

    โ€œnew-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mownโ€

  2. 2

    As new; from scratch.

    โ€œThey are scraping the site clean to build new.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To create (an object) by calling its constructor.

    syn:new

Synonyms

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/new, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/new%20up