new

A1
Pronunciation
/njʉː/
/n(j)u/
/njʉː/
/njuː/
/n(j)u/
Noun
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

Things that are new.

Example Sentences
  • Out with the old, in with the new.
2 Definition

A kind of light beer.

3 Definition

A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.

Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To make new; to recreate; to renew.

2 Definition

To create (an object) by calling its constructor.

Synonyms
new
Adjective
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

Recently made, or created.

Example Sentences
  • This is a new scratch on my car!   The band just released a new album.
2 Definition

Additional; recently discovered.

Example Sentences
  • We turned up some new evidence from the old files.
3 Definition

Current or later, as opposed to former.

Example Sentences
  • My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older.   We had been in our new house for five years by then.
4 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.
5 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?
6 Definition

Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.

Example Sentences
  • That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one.   I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep.   After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes.
7 Definition

Newborn.

Example Sentences
  • My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.
8 Definition

Of recent origin; having taken place recently.

Example Sentences
  • I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new.   Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?
9 Definition

Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.

Example Sentences
  • The idea was new to me.   I need to meet new people.
10 Definition

Recently arrived or appeared.

Example Sentences
  • Have you met the new guy in town?   He is the new kid at school.
11 Definition

Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.

Example Sentences
  • Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time.   I'm new at this business.
12 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.
Adverb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Newly (especially in composition).

Example Sentences
  • new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown
2 Definition

As new; from scratch.

Example Sentences
  • They are scraping the site clean to build new.