new

 
Pronunciation: /njuː/

adjective

  • 1produced, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time; not existing before: the new Madonna album new crop varieties this tendency is not new (as noun the new) a fascinating mix of the old and the new
  • not previously used or owned: a second-hand bus costs a fraction of a new one
  • of recent origin or arrival: a new baby
  • (of vegetables) dug or harvested early in the season: new potatoes
  • 2already existing but seen, experienced, or acquired recently or now for the first time: her new bike a new sensation
  • (new to) unfamiliar or strange to (someone): a way of living that was new to me
  • (new to/at) inexperienced at or unaccustomed to (an activity): I’m quite new to gardening
  • different from a recent previous one: I have a new assistant this would be her new home
  • in addition to another or others already existing: looking for new business
  • [in place names] discovered or founded later than and named after: New York
  • 3beginning anew and in a transformed way: starting a new life the new South Africa
  • (of a person) reinvigorated: a bottle of pills would make him a new man
  • superseding and more advanced than another or others of the same kind: the new architecture
  • reviving another or others of the same kind: the New Bohemians

adverb

[usually in combination]
  • newly; recently: new-mown hay he was enjoying his new-found freedom

Phrases

a new one

informal an account, idea, or joke not previously encountered by someone: somebody being too lazy to talk—that’s a new one on me

what's new

  • 1(said on greeting someone) what’s going on? how are you?: ‘Hello Preston, what’s new?’
  • 2used to express the fact that a situation is entirely predictable: United were unlucky ... so what’s new?

Derivatives

newish

adjective

newness

noun

Origin:

Old English nīwe, nēowe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nieuw and German neu, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit nava, Latin novus, and Greek neos 'new'