Definition of new in English:

1Produced, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time; not existing before.

1. 1.1Not previously used or owned.
   ‘a second-hand bus costs a fraction of a new one’
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   • ‘Made from delicately embroidered cotton, the gown looks almost new on the happy baby.’
   • ‘The poor old thing was purchased new, and now has a rather worn binding and some book tape holding it together.’
   • ‘I shall embark on a long project to acquire new or used copies of them all, regardless.’
   • ‘She has opted for used books because there is not that much difference to new ones.’
   Synonyms

   unused, brand new, as new, pristine, fresh, mint, in mint condition

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2. 1.2Of recent origin or arrival.
   ‘a new baby’
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   • ‘Just imagine what inept superpowers Ben and Jennifer's new baby girl must have.’
   • ‘For his part, Sebastien Balleux said he has a lot of catching up to do with a new baby coming soon.’
   • ‘This day, however, she chose to draw a picture of her new baby brother.’
   • ‘It is not yet known when Victoria will leave and give the world its first glimpse of her new baby boy.’
   • ‘So I've put it away for now and started knitting a shawl for the new baby due in July.’
   • ‘A thousand questions are washed away in a trickle of tears and soon they have a new baby boy.’
   • ‘Then the next day when her dad was taking her new baby brother home, they got in a car accident.’
   • ‘Felix loves his new baby brother and just wants to cuddle him and coo over him, as we do.’
   • ‘My father ended up with my brother, sister Fifi and the impending new addition.’
   • ‘Go with God and good luck to you and your spouse and the soon to be new addition to your family.’
   • ‘Get other family members to help write the family tree, complete with your new addition.’
   • ‘Quite recently, yesterday in fact, we had a new addition to our family of four.’
3. 1.3(of vegetables) dug or harvested early in the season.
   ‘new potatoes’
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   • ‘All main courses are served with a choice of chips, jacket or new potatoes and fresh vegetables or salad.’
   • ‘The chicken was tender and nicely cooked and the creamy mash made a welcome change from new potatoes or chips.’
   • ‘This was in fact me taking some salad stuff from Marks's round to his and boiling up some new potatoes.’
   • ‘So much more interesting to eat with fish than over-priced new potatoes from who knows where.’
   • ‘With the grilled Sea Bass, an order of chips, with the steamed, boiled new potatoes.’
   • ‘The flavour is fresh, rather like that of new potatoes, and the texture delicate.’
   • ‘Cadmar ladled up the fish he had boiled with new onions and cress, and so we ate.’
   • ‘Wipe the new potatoes, cut them in half lengthways then drop them into a mixing bowl.’
   • ‘Scrape it onto your plate and use it to smother a dish of new potatoes - mountain food at its best.’
   • ‘It came with a side dish packed with new potatoes, green beans and cauliflower cheese.’
   • ‘Serve immediately with lots of fresh bread to mop up the spicy juices, or with new potatoes.’
   • ‘There was just sufficient new potatoes and salad to make this a very satisfying dish.’
   • ‘Serve with buttered, boiled new potatoes, using the remainder of the mint as a garnish for the lamb.’
   • ‘This was accompanied by a dish of new potatoes, green beans, carrots and celeriac strips.’
   • ‘My worst time of year was when we had loads of bitter, little new potatoes with the skin left on.’

2Already existing but seen, experienced, or acquired recently or now for the first time.

1. 2.1new toUnfamiliar or strange to (someone)
   ‘a way of living that was new to me’
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   • ‘People don't know what to do when they see me riding my bike, it's strange and new to them.’
   • ‘Everything was fresh and new to Cherry, and there were choices everywhere she turned.’
   • ‘All the anecdotes were new to us, the creaking chair-bound jokes fresh as this morning's lox.’
   • ‘Tim's blog is new to me and is probably new to you, but the man knows how to fisk.’
   • ‘If you have trouble downloading it please let me know, since this is new to me.’
   • ‘Student insobriety and its management are not new to college authorities.’
   • ‘The ways of the industry may not be new to him, but the experience certainly is.’
   • ‘That's maybe something that's new to some of the lads that have been here.’
   • ‘Because, as well as the build-up being all new and a cup final being new to most of the players, so too was a cup final defeat.’
   • ‘Thankfully, the bulk of the words aren't new to me, although I'm far from fluent.’
   • ‘If the name is new to you, this would be a great introduction to a major talent.’
   • ‘After the election, the new people in charge were new to the project and the project was new to them.’
   • ‘I have to admit, much of what he talks about it completely new to me, but that's half the fun.’
   • ‘I've already got two daughters who have been independent for several years so it's not as if all this is new to me.’
   • ‘Learning a new language is acquainting oneself with a culture that is new to you.’
   • ‘The attention was new to him, and he found out the hard way how things can back-fire.’
   • ‘He noticed that I had taken to this amazing drink, totally new to me, schnapps.’
   • ‘All were new to us, especially the eggs, which came out brown and wrinkled, but all had nice if crazy tastes.’
   • ‘Everything is new to me again right now, and I have to concentrate on having a good season with Aberdeen.’
   • ‘Fielding the complaints of disgruntled fans is nothing new to Liverpool coach Rafa Benitez.’
   Synonyms

   unacquainted with, unused to, unaccustomed to, unconversant with, unpractised in, inexperienced in, unskilled in, unversed in, uninformed about, unenlightened about, ignorant of, uninitiated in, new to, fresh to, strange to, a stranger to, unaware of

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2. 2.2new to/atInexperienced at or unaccustomed to (an activity)
   ‘I'm quite new to gardening’
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   • ‘He had never had a friend, period, so he was quite new at the business.’
   • ‘He was quite new at being a father, but found it came surprisingly easily.’
   • ‘So I'm quite new at it, I'm still naïve and eager, which is why I'm in the publicity role.’
   • ‘She was lecturing him about how things worked here since he's still quite new at this.’
   • ‘P.S. I'm new at this so I apologize if my manners are a little rough.’
   • ‘‘The last time we were on strike we were new at the game and were badly led,’ said John Young, station officer in Maryhill.’
   • ‘They were new at this and would surely get it together eventually.’
   • ‘I'm probably too new at legal academia to have a very good answer to this question, but I thought I would give it a try.’
   • ‘They didn't know I was new at this, how could they tell?’
   • ‘Devils in contrast ran on with 15, many of them either new to the game or fresh into town.’
   • ‘Over half the elected councillors are new to the county council and can lead a fresh start.’
   • ‘But clearly we are both brand new to it so we are looking at it with a fresh pair of eyes.’
   • ‘There will, as usual, be a few at Celtic Park who are new to the experience.’
   • ‘Neither team nor driver is new to this sport, and both have had to overcome reputations as brash newcomers.’
   • ‘The error - by an accountant new to the job - went unnoticed for more than three months.’
   • ‘It was a notable win for the girls who are very much new to the football scene.’
   • ‘Check out local adult education courses for photography courses if you're completely new to it.’
   • ‘Those new to the sport may well be unaware of the scoring, so here is a brief summary of the simple system.’
   • ‘Patten noted that victory relied on nationally-ranked athletes but also those new to the sport.’
   • ‘If you are new to researching your family history you will receive invaluable advice about where and how to start.’
3. 2.3Different from a recent previous one.
   ‘I have a new assistant’
   ‘this would be her new home’
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   • ‘Only later, in different times and new hands, does it transcend its bad faith.’
   • ‘So what I am trying to do is to slowly shift myself to new, different territory.’
   • ‘The problem is political change, because every new government has different ideas.’
   • ‘This should be closely monitored to see if the new lights make any difference.’
   • ‘The fundamental thing that nobody tells you is just how different this new job is from your old one.’
   • ‘She returned to a new home in a different district where she believed the risks would be lower.’
   • ‘The company now plans to relaunch itself with a new image and a different name.’
   • ‘The only difference was her new haircut, shorn sides and a spiked up fin, now dyed black.’
   • ‘On all previous form, the new appointee will not be any of those canvassed in the press.’
   • ‘As he is a purchase of the previous management team the new manager has no emotional ties to him.’
   • ‘That is until a new shop assistant starts, with more on her mind than angora.’
   • ‘He saw his new flat as a fresh start but if it came to that, he would accept the decision of the court.’
   • ‘Children would also be allowed to take toys away with them when they make a fresh start in a new home.’
   • ‘Kevin Watson's arrival as the new principal provides the opportunity of a fresh start.’
   • ‘It was never going to be a quiet arrival when the new boss of Nestlé Rowntree took up his post.’
   • ‘Both will be delivered in the days immediately following our arrival at the new house.’
   • ‘He will be grateful for the arrival of the new manager in the next few days though.’
   • ‘If it is down to the players, why has their improvement coincided with arrival of a new coach?’
   • ‘He said his union, the largest at Bingley Grammar, would allow the boy a fresh start at his new school.’
   • ‘The branch has many cats, aged from two months to ten years, who would love a fresh start in a new home for the New Year.’
   Synonyms

   different, another, alternative, changed, unfamiliar, unknown, strange, unaccustomed, untried

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4. 2.4In addition to another or others already existing.
   ‘looking for new business’
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   • ‘Order books improved, but firms struggled to win new business in overseas markets.’
   • ‘Small businesses will simply have an additional new tax regime to those they already have to face.’
   • ‘In addition, two other new JPs who live in the borough were sworn in to serve in neighbouring courts.’
   • ‘Hush have also had some line-up changes with the addition of new drummer Shaun Phear.’
   • ‘The new year has brought some dramatic changes at the loch with the addition of three new fisheries.’
   • ‘Mr Grant said the town was already being proactive in attracting new business.’
   • ‘Division two saw the usual suspects duelling it out with the addition of some new faces.’
   • ‘This was clearly not how the chairlady expected things to run with a new addition to their numbers.’
   • ‘What value do you place on making a contact that turns into new business for your company?’
   • ‘Life after cricket will involve working in corporate PR and new business at Surrey.’
   • ‘We had four customers at first but Dad hired a canvasser who went out and got new business.’
   • ‘They took pay cuts and worked Sundays for over two years just to keep clients happy and bring new business in.’
   • ‘We need to modernise the Post Office - to give it new business so local offices stay open.’
   • ‘For him, new team-mates equate to fresh judges who need to be convinced of his worth.’
   • ‘Maggie was fast asleep on her bean bag, she is suffering at the moment with the arrival of some new teeth.’
   • ‘The special new-year offer is open to both new and renewing subscribers until tomorrow.’
   Synonyms

   additional, added, extra, increased, more, supplementary, supplemental, further, another, fresh

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5. 2.5in place names Discovered or founded later than and named after.
   ‘New York’
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   • ‘The group hope one day to get the chance to run through New York.’
   • ‘York's Ladies went back to the top of the North Eastern Indoor Bowls League at the expense of New Earswick.’
   • ‘The others are the Derwent Valley Mills in Derbyshire, and New Lanark in South Lanarkshire.’
   • ‘Matt is in Florida and Gavin is in New Hampshire.’
   • ‘Yet the hotel rooms aren't as enticing as the subway in New York.’
   • ‘Another thing people in New Germany are proud of is New Germany Rural High School.’
   • ‘On the other hand, I thought Seinfeld was too New York-centric, so what do I know?’
   • ‘Another eye catcher, who was to go on in the same vein, was New York-trained Grannum.’
   • ‘It is not connected with the well-known New York-based agency Wilhelmina Models.’
   • ‘The youngsters are members of the New Bury Residents' Association Boomwhackers Group.’
   • ‘David Radler was often there; it was owned by his father, a New York-born restaurateur.’
   • ‘She has contacted Bolton and Bury councils, asking that she is moved to another house outside New Bury.’
   • ‘A New York-based movie producer has told Byrne he's thinking about making a film version.’
   • ‘So now we have a Japanese company, run by a New York-based Briton who speaks no Japanese.’

3Beginning anew and in a transformed way.

1. 3.1(of a person) reinvigorated.
   ‘a bottle of pills would make him a new man’
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   • ‘At the end of the ten weeks I was a new person, corny as it may sound I felt re-born.’
   • ‘On the day Shesh packed his bags and kissed his mom goodbye, he felt like a whole new person.’
   • ‘The man took seriously his being a new person and concluded that old relationships had passed away.’
   • ‘Hello New and Improved Jason, who is filled with a renewed wonder for the world.’
   Synonyms

   reinvigorated, restored, revived, improved, refreshed, regenerated, reborn, renewed, remodelled

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2. 3.2Superseding and more advanced than another or others of the same kind.
   ‘the new architecture’
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   • ‘His actions make no sense especially in the week when a new range of highly advanced robots is unleashed.’
   • ‘I look forward to your cooperation in this new and progressive advance of medical science.’
   • ‘The attempts to build new and adventurous architecture in the islands is a positive one.’
   • ‘In Chester, that leads to a hard line to all of the duff new architecture which is being thrown up.’
   • ‘The new architecture also has a significant impact on the power consumption and performance.’
   • ‘Britain played a major role in helping to bring about the new modern world.’
   • ‘Very new Modern art has become a little too cool and popular for its own good, he admits.’
   Synonyms

   new, the latest, modern, novel, the newest, ultra-modern, up to the minute, state-of-the-art, advanced, contemporary, fashionable, new-fashioned, gimmicky

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3. 3.3Reviving another or others of the same kind.
   ‘the New Bohemians’
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   • ‘Meet Europe's new bohemians, a generation who've grown up with the idea of Europe as a united concept.’
   • ‘The new conservatives saw that the rhetoric of self-sacrifice had become meaningless to the generation born after the revolution.’
   Synonyms

   another, duplicate, reproduction, twin, double, new, replicate, matching

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Newly; recently.