new
new [new newer newest] [njuː] [nuː] adjective (newer, new·est)
NOT EXISTING BEFORE
1. not existing before; recently made, invented, introduced, etc
• Have you read her new novel?
• new ways of doing things
• This idea isn't new.
• The latest model has over 100 new features.
see also brand-new, Opp: old
2. the new noun uncountable something that is new
• It was a good mix of the old and the new.
RECENTLY BOUGHT
3. recently bought
• Let me show you my new dress.
NOT USED BEFORE
4. not used or owned by anyone before
• A second-hand car costs a fraction of a new one.
DIFFERENT
5. different from the previous one
• I like your new hairstyle.
• When do you start your new job?
• He's made a lot of new friends.
• Do you have her new phone number?
Opp: old
NOT FAMILIAR
6. already existing but not seen, experienced, etc. before; not familiar
• This is a new experience for me.
• I'd like to learn a new language.
• the discovery of a new star
• ~ to sb Our system is probably new to you.
RECENTLY ARRIVED
7. ~ (to sth) not yet familiar with sth because you have only just started, arrived, etc
• I should tell you, I'm completely new to this kind of work.
• I am new to the town.
• a new arrival/recruit
• You're new here, aren't you?
NEW-
8. used in compounds to describe sth that has recently happened
• He was enjoying his new-found freedom.
MODERN
9. (usually with the) modern; of the latest type
• the new morality
• They called themselves the New Romantics.
JUST BEGINNING
10. usually before noun just beginning or beginning again
• a new day
• It was a new era in the history of our country.
• She went to Australia to start a new life.
WITH FRESH ENERGY
11. having fresh energy, courage or health
• Since he changed jobs he's looked like a new man.
RECENTLY PRODUCED
12. only recently produced or developed
• The new buds are appearing on the trees now.
• new potatoes (= ones dug from the soil early in the season)
see also newly
more at new/fresh blood at blood, brave new world at brave adj., breathe (new) life into sth at breathe, put a new/different complexion on sth at complexion, (you can't) teach an old dog new tricks at teach
Idioms: break new ground ▪ good as new ▪ like new ▪ new broom ▪ new kid on the block ▪ new one on me ▪ turn over a new leaf ▪ what's new? ▪ … is the new …
Derived Word: newness
Word 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’.
Thesaurus:
new adj.
1.
• These ideas aren't new.
fresh • |often approving novel •
Opp: old
a new/fresh/novel idea/approach/way
a new/novel concept/design/feature/form/method
completely/entirely/totally/relatively new/fresh/novel
2.
• Let me show you my new dress.
brand new • • untried •
Opp: old
new/brand new/untried technology
a new/brand new product/computer/house
relatively new/untried
3.
• I was fairly new to teaching at that time.
unfamiliar with sth • • unused to sth • |formal unaccustomed to sth •
new/unused/unaccustomed to sth
Example Bank:
• It was all very new and strange to me.
• She's still quite new to the job and needs a lot of help.
• The car still looks new.
• There is nothing new in teenagers wanting to change the world.
• These ideas are not entirely new.
• a scratch on my brand new car
• genuinely new approaches to data recording
• very proud of their spanking new kitchen
• A second-hand car costs a lot less than a new one.
• Have you read her new book?
• He couldn't stand the new breed of career politicians.
• He was new to the job and had not known how to deal with the situation.
• I was fairly new to teaching at the time.
• It's too much to ask of someone who is so new to the profession.
• Jamila likes to try the new fashions coming in from Pakistan.
• New arrivals should have their passports ready for inspection.
• New students will be given a tour of the college facilities.
• The school secretary wants to introduce new ways of doing things in the office.
• This idea isn't new.
• We offer intensive training to all new recruits.
• You're new in this town, aren't you?