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renew

Syllables: re·newUK/ɹɪˈnjuː/

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British/ɹɪˈnjʉw/

renew verb: to make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition.

Verb

renew (third-person singular simple present renews, present participle renewing, simple past and past participle renewed)

  1. (transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition.
    • In such a night
      Medea gather’d the enchanted herbs
      That did renew old Æson.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (transitive) To replace (something which has broken etc.); to replenish (something which has been exhausted), to keep up a required supply of.
  3. To make new spiritually; to regenerate.
    • And fassion not youre selves lyke vnto this worlde: But be ye chaunged in youre shape by the renuynge of youre wittes that ye maye fele what thynge that good yt acceptable and perfaycte will of god is.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Romans xij:[2]
    • For which cause we faint not, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Corinthians 4:16
  4. (archaic, intransitive) To become new, or as new; to revive.
    • […] to such as are in fear they strike a great impression, renew many times, and recal such chimeras and terrible fictions into their minds., II.2.6.ii
    • But Christianity was a new religious force in Augustine's day. Today, as you say, its power to integrate culture has all but disappeared. Does Christianity still have the capacity to renew?1997 July, “Seeking Christian interiority: An interview with Louis Dupre”, in Christian Century, volume 114, number 21, page 654
  5. (transitive) To begin again; to recommence.
    • This murder has been a cold case for decades until last year when the new sheriff renewed the investigation.
    • Then gan he all this storie to renew,
      And tell the course of his captivitie […]1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
  6. (rare) To repeat.
    • The birds their notes renew, and bleating herds
      Attest their joy, that hill and valley rings.1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
  7. (intransitive, transitive) To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned.
    • I'd like to renew these three books. Did you know that you can renew online?

Noun

renew (plural renews)

  1. Synonym of renewal.
    Synonyms:
    renewal

renew meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

renew in Hindi

to renew; restore
नया करना nayā karnā

renew in Tamil

புதுப்பி, புதுப்பித்தல், புதுப்பிக்கப்படுத்துதல், புதுப்பிக்கப்பட்ட

renew in Urdu

دوبارہ کرنا, نیا کرنا, تازہ کرنا, تجدید کرنا

renew in Bengali

পুনরারম্ভ করা, নবজীবন দেওয়া, নবজীবন পাত্তয়া, পুনরারম্ভ হওয়া, পুনর্জন্ম প্রদান করা, নূতন হওয়া
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renew in Malayalam
പുതുക്കുക putukkuka
renew in Kannada
ಮತ್ತೆ ತೊಡಗು, ಮರುತೊಡಗು, ಹೊಸದಾಗಿಸು, ಮುಂದುವರಿಸು
renew in Punjabi
ਨਵਿਆਉਣ ਲਈ, ਨਵੀਨੀਕਰਣ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
renew in Gujarati
રિન્યૂ કરવા માટે, રિન્યૂ કરવા
renew in Arabic
جَدَّدَ jaddada, جَدِد jadid

Examples of renew in a sentence

  • A renewed sense of national pride arose in Hitler's antebellum Germany.
  • My driving licence runs out next week, so I had better renew it now.
  • The research department was deemed expendable, and its funding was not renewed.

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Synonyms of renew

Forms of renew

Verb
third-person singular presentrenews
present participlerenewing
past participlerenewed
pastrenewed
Noun
pluralrenews

Past tense of renew: renewed

Origin of renew

From Middle English renewen, an alteration (possibly on analogy with Latin renovāre) of earlier anewen (“to renew”), from Old English nīewian (“to restore; renovate; renew”), equivalent to re- + new. Cognate with Old High German giniuwōn (“to renew”), Middle High German geniuwen (“to renew”), Old Norse nýja (“to renew”).

Words formed from renew

Words that rhyme with renew

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Questions about renew

What does renew mean?
Renew means to make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition.
What is renew in Hindi?
Renew in Hindi is नया करना (nayā karnā). See Renew meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is renew?
Renew can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce renew?
Renew is pronounced /ɹɪˈnjuː/ (UK).
What is the past tense of renew?
The past tense of renew is renewed.

Words near renew in the dictionary

  1. reneutralizations
  2. reneutralize
  3. reneutralized
  4. reneutralizes
  5. reneutralizing
  6. renew
  7. renew acquaintances
  8. renew one's vows
  9. renew'd
  10. renewability
  11. renewable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: renew (page history and authors); नया करना (Hindi) (page history and authors); renew (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); renew (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); renew (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); പുതുക്കുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); renew (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); renew (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renew (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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