noun
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Things that are new.
example
Out with the old, in with the new.
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A kind of light beer.
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A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.
verb
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To make new; to recreate; to renew.
adjective
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Recently made, or created.
example
This is a new scratch on my car! The band just released a new album.
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Additional; recently discovered.
example
We turned up some new evidence from the old files.
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Current or later, as opposed to former.
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My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older. We had been in our new house for five years by then.
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Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
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New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.
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In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
example
Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?
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Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
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That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one. I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep. After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes.
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Newborn.
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My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.
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Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
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I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new. Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?
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Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
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The idea was new to me. I need to meet new people.
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Recently arrived or appeared.
example
Have you met the new guy in town? He is the new kid at school.
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Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
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Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time. I'm new at this business.
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(of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.
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We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.
adverb
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Newly (especially in composition).
example
new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown
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As new; from scratch.
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They are scraping the site clean to build new.
verb
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To create (an object) by calling its constructor.
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