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new

/njuː/

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British/n(j)ʉw/

new adjective: recently made, or created.

Adjective

new (comparative newer, superlative newest)

  1. Recently made, or created.
    • This is a new scratch on my car! The band just released a new album.
    • The cookers cost £350 new but £150 secondhand.
    Synonyms:
    brand new, recent, neo-, ceno-
    Antonyms:
    ancient, dated, old
    1. 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?
  2. Additional; recently discovered.
    • We turned up some new evidence from the old files.
    Synonyms:
    recent
    Antonyms:
    dated, old
  3. Current or later, as opposed to former.
    • 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.
    Synonyms:
    current
    Antonyms:
    former, old
  4. Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
    • New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.
    Antonyms:
    old
  5. In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
    • Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?
    Antonyms:
    old, used, worn
  6. Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
    • 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.
    Antonyms:
    old
  7. Newborn.
    • My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.
    Synonyms:
    newborn, young
    Antonyms:
    old
  8. Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
    • Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension...2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68
    • The idea was new to me. I need to meet new people.
    Synonyms:
    strange, unfamiliar
    Antonyms:
    familiar, old
  9. Recently arrived or appeared.
    • 'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
    • Have you met the new guy in town? He is the new kid at school.
    Synonyms:
    novel, singular
    Antonyms:
    established
  10. Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
    • Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time. I'm new at this business, I'm still new to the work.
    Synonyms:
    brand new, green
  11. Next; about to begin or recently begun.
    • We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.

Adverb

new (comparative more new, superlative most new)

  1. Synonym of newly, especially in composition.
    • Near-synonym: recently
    • new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown hay, new-laid eggs
    Synonyms:
    freshly, recently, newly
  2. As new; from scratch.
    • They are scraping the site clean to build new.
    Synonyms:
    anew, afresh

Noun

new (countable and uncountable, plural news)

  1. (invariable, plural, plural-only) Things that are new.
    • Out with the old, in with the new.
  2. (Australia, uncountable) A typically light-coloured lager brewed by the bottom-fermentation method.
    Antonyms:
    old
  3. (UK, countable, slang) A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.
    • In the Britannia "news" were worms, to be trodden on […]1956, Naval Review (London), volume 44, page 286

Verb

new (third-person singular simple present news, present participle newing, simple past and past participle newed)

  1. Synonym of new up.
    Synonyms:
    new up
  2. (obsolete) To make new; to recreate; to renew.

Proper noun capitalized: New

New

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
    • The surname, "New," appears on both Hampshire Co., Virginia and Pendleton Co., Kentucky records.1980, John Douglas Sinks, Karen Mirinda Cain, Sinks: A Family History, page 9
  2. (abbreviation, ellipsis, informal, uncommon, Oxford University) Ellipsis of New College, Oxford.

new meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

new in Hindi

recently made or created
नया nayā, नवीन navīn, नव nav, नूतन nūtan, नव्य navya, नवा navā
of recent origin
नूतन nūtan, ताज़ा tāzā, नवा navā
additional, recently discovered
नूतन nūtan, ताज़ा tāzā, नव nav, नवा navā
current or later
जदीद jadīd, नवा navā

new in Tamil

recently made or created
புதிய putiya

new in Urdu

recently made or created
نیا nayā

new in Bengali

recently made or created
নয়া noẏa, নতুন notun
of recent origin
নতুন notun
additional, recently discovered
নতুন notun
in original condition, pristine
নতুন notun
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new in Telugu
కొత్త kotta, క్రొత్త krotta, నవ్యము navyamu
new in Malayalam
പുതിയ putiya, പുതിയത് putiyatŭ
new in Kannada
ಹೊಸ hosa
new in Punjabi
ਨਵਾਂ navā̃
new in Gujarati
નવું navũ
new in Odia
ନୂତନ nutana
new in Sanskrit
नव náva
new in Sinhala
අලුත් alut, නව nawa
new in Assamese
নতুন notun
new in Nepali
नयाँ nayā̃
new in Pashto
نوی nëway
new in Tagalog
bago, baguhan
new in Arabic
جَدِيد jadīd, حَدِيث ḥadīṯ, جديد gedīd, جَديد jadīd
new in Malay
baru, baharu
new in Indonesian
baru, baharu
new in Persian
نو now, تازه tâze, جدید jadid
new in Thai
ใหม่ mài, สด sòt
new in Vietnamese
mới
new in Myanmar
သစ် sac
Sindhi
نَئون naõ

Examples of new in a sentence

  • Only a few nonsmart models, primarily newer Razr models and a few Nokia phones, can run Yahoo Go.2007 May 24, David Pogue, “How to Make Your Cellphone Act Like a BlackBerry”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 25 Feb...
  • Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe.2013 July 19, Timothy Garton Ash, “Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, archived from the...
  • It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68:

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Synonyms of new

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Antonyms

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Forms of new

Adjective
comparativenewer
superlativenewest
alternative pronunciation-spellingnoo
alternative form (slang)nu
alternative form (archaic)newe
Adverb
comparativemore new
superlativemost new
Noun
pluralnews
Verb
third-person singular presentnews
present participlenewing
past participlenewed
pastnewed

Plural of new: news

Origin of new

From Middle English neowe, neue, new, newe, nywe, from Old English nēowe, nīewe, nīowe, nīwe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, *néwyos (“new”). Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo, novuss, and neo-. Cognates Cognate with Scots new (“new”), North Frisian nai, nei, nii (“new”), Saterland Frisian näi (“new”), West Frisian nij (“new”), Alemannic German nöi, nüüw (“new”), Bavarian neich (“new”), Cimbrian naüge (“new”), Dutch nieuw, nij (“new”), Dutch Low Saxon nij (“new”), German neu, new, neuw (“new”), Low German nee, neei (“new”), Luxembourgish nei (“new”), Vilamovian noj, noü (“new”), Yiddish נײַ (nay, “new”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish ny (“new”), Faroese nýggjur (“new”), Icelandic nýr (“new”), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis, “new”); also Breton nevez (“new”), Cornish nowydh, nowyth (“fresh, new”), Irish nua, nuadh (“new”), Manx noa (“fresh, new”), Scottish Gaelic nuadh (“fresh, new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Latin novus (“new”), Greek νέος (néos, “young, youthful; modern, new”), Lithuanian naũjas (“new”), Belarusian но́вы (nóvy, “new”), Bulgarian and Macedonian...

* As an English surname, from the adjective new. * Also as an English surname, from a misdivision of Middle English atten ew (“at the yew”). * As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Neu. * As a Chinese surname, from a Romanization of 牛 (niú) (see Niu) and 梁 (liáng) (see Liang).

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Phrases with new

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Words that rhyme with new

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Questions about new

What does new mean?
New means recently made, or created.
What is new in Hindi?
New in Hindi is नया (nayā), नवीन (navīn), नव (nav). See New meaning in Hindi.
How do you use new in a sentence?
Only a few nonsmart models, primarily newer Razr models and a few Nokia phones, can run Yahoo Go.
What part of speech is new?
New can be an adjective, an adverb, a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce new?
New is pronounced /n(j)ʉw/ (British).

Words near new in the dictionary

  1. nevvies
  2. nevvy
  3. nevy
  4. nevyanskite
  5. Nevşehir
  6. new
  7. New Abbey
  8. New Abra
  9. New Addington
  10. New Administrative Capital
  11. new adult

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