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newer

adjective
USNOO-ur/ˈn(j)u.ɚ/UKNYOO-uh/ˈnjuː.ə/

1 meaning of newer

Practice

  1. 1
    adjective
    Comparative of new. Use this form to say one thing is more recent than another.

    My phone is newer than my sister's.

    We moved into a newer house last year.

    Note

newer is a form of new

new, adjective: Made, started or born only a short time ago. Full entry

Forms
newnewer comparativenewest superlative
Spelling
new → newer: add -er

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Origin

This is the comparative of "new," made with the ending "-er." It comes from Old English and older Germanic words meaning "newer."