fresh
adjective · adverb · noun · verb
Simple meaning
Newly produced or get.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
frehshIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɹɛʃ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Not containing or composed of salt water
Newly produced or obtained; recent.
of food
Not dried, frozen, or spoiled.
of plant material
Still green and not dried.
of water
Without salt; not saline.
Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.
adverb
Very recently
Recently; just recently; most recently
noun
The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea.
A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood.
A stream or spring of fresh water.
verb
To flood or dilute an area of salt water with flowing fresh water.
of wind
To become stronger.
To rebore the barrel of a rifle or shotgun.
To update.
To renew.
of a dairy cow
To give birth to a calf.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Newly produced or obtained; recent.
Used this way, fresh is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
A first-year undergraduate.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
The property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made).
Very recently.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Water that is not salty.
An opportunity to start over without prejudice.
Wind moving 39-46 knots.
Food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking.
Soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire.
Wind moving 19-24 knots.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn.
Flesh of fish from fresh water used as food.
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Synonyms
Sense: not containing or composed of salt water
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