# new

Pronunciation: US say "NOO" /nu/; say "NYOO" UK /njuː/, AUS /njʉː/

## Adjective

1. Recently made, created, born or come into existence; of recent origin.
   - Simple: Made, started or born only a short time ago.
   - _A new bridge opened last month._
   - _Our neighbors brought their new baby home from the hospital yesterday._
2. Unused and unworn, still in its original, pristine condition.
   - Simple: Never used or worn before.
   - _I want a new phone, not a refurbished one._
   - _The sheets were new and still creased from the packet._
3. Additional or recently discovered.
   - Simple: Found or added only a short time ago.
   - _Each dig produces new finds._
   - _Is there anything new since yesterday?_
4. Recently arrived or appeared.
   - Simple: Having just arrived or appeared.
   - _There's a new family on our street._
   - _The new arrivals at the shelter were given blankets and hot soup._
5. Used to distinguish a present or later thing from its earlier counterpart.
   - Simple: The one you have now, rather than the one you had before.
   - _Her new job pays less than the old one._
   - _The new owners kept the old sign._
6. Used to distinguish a place or thing established later and named after one that already exists.
   - Simple: Used in names for a place or thing set up later and named after an older one.
   - _New Delhi stands beside Old Delhi._
   - _New Hampshire takes its name from Hampshire, a county on the south coast of England._
7. Not known, seen, or experienced before, and so unfamiliar or strange.
   - Simple: Not known or familiar to you before.
   - _Everything about the city was new to her._
   - _Is this word new to you?_
8. Of a period of time, next, about to begin, or recently begun.
   - Simple: Used about a period of time that is next or has just started.
   - _The new term starts in September._
   - _Prices will rise in the new financial year._
9. Inexperienced or unaccustomed at a task, with at or to.
   - Simple: Not yet experienced at something, used with 'at' or 'to'.
   - _She is new to teaching and finds it hard._
   - _We were all new once._
10. Refreshed, reinvigorated, or reformed.
   - Simple: Feeling fresh again, or changed for the better.
   - _A holiday will make a new man of you._
   - _She came back from the retreat a new woman._

## Noun

11. With the, things that are novel or recent.
   - Simple: Used with 'the' for things that are recent or different from before.
   - _Fashion lives on the new._
   - _The young are drawn to the new, the old to the familiar._

## Adverb

12. Recently or freshly, especially in compounds.
   - Simple: Only a short time ago, mostly used in compound words.
   - _A new-found confidence showed in her voice._
   - _We bought a dozen new-laid eggs at the farm stand._
13. From scratch, or in a fresh, unused state.
   - Simple: From the start, or as something that has not been used before.
   - _Most buyers would rather buy new._
   - _We decided to start new in another town._

## Verb

14. To recreate or renew; to make something fresh again. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To make something again or bring it back to a fresh state.

## Other meanings

- (verb) In programming, to create an object using the keyword new.
- (noun) A bottom-fermented lager beer, usually pale in color.
- (noun) A newly arrived naval cadet, at the very beginning of training.

## Origin

From Middle English newe, from Old English nīewe, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz and ultimately Proto-Indo-European *néwyos ("new"). It is related to "now" and has many cognates, including Dutch nieuw, German neu, Latin novus, and Ancient Greek néos, all meaning "new."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/new (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).