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How to pronounce new
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What does new mean?
adjRecently made, or created.
“The cookers cost £350 new but £150 secondhand.”
Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
“I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new. Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?”
Additional; recently discovered.
“We turned up some new evidence from the old files.”
advSynonym of newly, especially in composition.
“new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown hay, new-laid eggs”
As new; from scratch.
“They are scraping the site clean to build new.”
nounThings that are new.
“Out with the old, in with the new.”
A typically light-coloured lager brewed by the bottom-fermentation method.
A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.
verbSynonym of new up.
To make new; to recreate; to renew.
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