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Meaning of new in English newadjective uk /njuː/ us /nuː/

new adjective (RECENTLY CREATED)

Add to word list Add to word list A1 recently created or having started to exist recently: a new car She's very creative and always coming up with new ideas. What have they decided to name the new baby? What's new in the fashion world? We have to invest in new technology if we are to remain competitive. See also brand new recently appeared, arrived, or developed
  • newI bought a new suit for my interview.
  • brand newThe company unveiled a brand new product this week.
  • novelThat's a novel way of approaching the problem.
  • novelThe bank has introduced a novel way of detecting fraud.
  • innovativeThe project uses innovative ideas for recycling.
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  • babyShe is having a baby in the spring.
  • newbornNewborn babies are not able to focus their eyes fully for the first few weeks of life.
  • new babyBringing home a new baby can be a confusing time for parents.
  • bundle of joyCongratulations on bringing home your little bundle of joy!
  • neonateThe doctor headed up a study on perception in neonates.
  • infantInfants under 2 years of age must travel on an adult's lap.
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  • I'm going to check out that new club.
  • The company cited a 12% decline in new orders as evidence that overall demand for its products was falling.
  • Her new book has received fulsome praise from the critics.
  • The new development will generate 1500 new jobs.
  • Have you heard their new record? It's really funky.
New
  • afresh
  • be ahead of the curve idiom
  • box-fresh
  • brand new
  • ink
  • innovative
  • innovatively
  • latest
  • newborn
  • next-gen
  • next-generation
  • novel
  • novelty
  • original
  • originality
  • the avant-garde
  • the ink is not dry/still wet idiom
  • unprecedented
  • up-to-the-minute idiom
  • youth
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new adjective (DIFFERENT)

A1 [ before noun ] different from one that existed earlier: Have you met the new secretary? She's looking for a new job. Have you seen Ann's new house (= where she has just started living)? They've just launched a new generation of computers that are much more powerful than earlier models.
  • The citizens of Moscow woke up this morning to find they had a new government.
  • Buying our new house has completely cleaned us out.
  • I have to spend three months of the year away from home - but there are compensations like the chance to meet new people.
  • Under the union constitution, a new committee must be elected each year.
  • Barker introduced some radically new ideas.
Different and difference
  • altered
  • alterity
  • alternative
  • anomalous
  • another
  • disparate
  • disparately
  • disparity
  • dissimilar
  • dissimilarly
  • make a change
  • make a distinction between something
  • make the difference idiom
  • misc.
  • misfit
  • unreflective
  • unrepresentative
  • unrepresentativeness
  • unstandardized
  • untraditional
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new adjective (NOT FAMILIAR)

B1 [ after verb ] not yet familiar or experienced: to be new to the area She's new to the job so you can't expect her to know everything yet.
  • The good thing about children is that they adapt very easily to new environments.
  • He was new to the village and was treated with suspicion by the locals.
  • The extra power of the car was still new to her.
  • As he was new to the job, he became the butt of several practical jokes.
  • The animals were unsettled by their new surroundings.
Inexperienced (of people)
  • armchair
  • at an impressionable age
  • be new to this game idiom
  • be someone's first rodeo idiom
  • be wet behind the ears idiom
  • innocence
  • innocency
  • innocent
  • innocently
  • maladroitly
  • rodeo
  • rubbish
  • uninitiated
  • unrefined
  • unscholarly
  • unseasoned
  • unslick
  • untutored
  • unversed
  • unworldly
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new adjective (NOT USED)

not previously used or owned: Used car sales have risen because of the increased cost of new cars. Did you buy your bike new or second-hand? See also brand new not owned or used before
  • newNew cars tend to lose a lot of their value in the first year.
  • brand newThe dress is brand new - still has the sales tags on it!
  • in pristine conditionThe LPs are in pristine condition and still wrapped in plastic.
  • in mint conditionThat collector has a 1972 Corvette in mint condition.
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  • Demand for new cars has fallen due to the recession.
  • Although it has hardly been used, I got it for half of what you would pay for a new one.
  • I couldn't afford to buy a new car, so I went for a second-hand one.
  • Although the car had two previous owners, It looked as good as new.
  • The showroom was full of gleaming new cars.
New
  • afresh
  • be ahead of the curve idiom
  • box-fresh
  • brand new
  • ink
  • innovative
  • innovatively
  • latest
  • newborn
  • next-gen
  • next-generation
  • novel
  • novelty
  • original
  • originality
  • the avant-garde
  • the ink is not dry/still wet idiom
  • unprecedented
  • up-to-the-minute idiom
  • youth
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new adjective (RECENTLY DISCOVERED)

A1 recently discovered or made known: This new cancer treatment offers hope to many sufferers. A retrial can only take place when new evidence has emerged.
  • There are doubts about the effectiveness of the new drug in treating the disease.
  • The new pill will be used alongside existing medicines.
  • We shall need to evaluate how the new material stands up to wear and tear.
  • Evaluation of this new treatment cannot take place until all the data has been collected.
  • The exploration for new sources of energy is vital for the future of our planet.
New
  • afresh
  • be ahead of the curve idiom
  • box-fresh
  • brand new
  • ink
  • innovative
  • innovatively
  • latest
  • newborn
  • next-gen
  • next-generation
  • novel
  • novelty
  • original
  • originality
  • the avant-garde
  • the ink is not dry/still wet idiom
  • unprecedented
  • up-to-the-minute idiom
  • youth
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Related word

newness

Idioms

be the new something feel like a new woman/man a new broom sweeps clean a/the new kid on the block a new lease of life that's a new one on me. newnoun [ U ] uk /njuː/ us /nuː/ the new new things: Out with the old and in with the new.
  • He always enjoys the new.
  • She is only interested in the new and the fashionable.
New
  • afresh
  • be ahead of the curve idiom
  • box-fresh
  • brand new
  • ink
  • innovative
  • innovatively
  • latest
  • newborn
  • next-gen
  • next-generation
  • novel
  • novelty
  • original
  • originality
  • the avant-garde
  • the ink is not dry/still wet idiom
  • unprecedented
  • up-to-the-minute idiom
  • youth
See more results » new-prefix uk /njuː-/ us /nuː-/ recent or recently: The government's new-found enthusiasm for green issues has been welcomed by environmentalists. New
  • afresh
  • be ahead of the curve idiom
  • box-fresh
  • brand new
  • ink
  • innovative
  • innovatively
  • latest
  • newborn
  • next-gen
  • next-generation
  • novel
  • novelty
  • original
  • originality
  • the avant-garde
  • the ink is not dry/still wet idiom
  • unprecedented
  • up-to-the-minute idiom
  • youth
See more results » (Definition of new from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

new | American Dictionary

newadjective [ -er/-est only ] us /nu/

new adjective [-er/-est only] (RECENTLY CREATED)

Add to word list Add to word list recently created or having started to exist recently: His newest book will be out next month. She’s always coming up with new ideas.

new adjective [-er/-est only] (DIFFERENT)

different from the one that existed earlier: Have you met Carlos’s new assistant? "What’s new (= What is different in your life)?" "Not much, what’s new with you?"

new adjective [-er/-est only] (NOT FAMILIAR)

not yet familiar or experienced: Don’t ask me how to get there, I’m new around here.

new adjective [-er/-est only] (NOT USED)

not previously used or owned: They sell new and used cars/books/clothing.

new adjective [-er/-est only] (RECENTLY DISCOVERED)

recently discovered or made known: This new treatment offers hope to many sufferers. Astronomers reported finding millions of new stars. (Definition of new from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of new

new Although establishing new schools is not permitted, there is always a loophole that can be exploited. From the Cambridge English Corpus We argued that the new technique permits rapid and precise measurement of cone weights. From the Cambridge English Corpus In successive stages extremely long plans were formed of which probably only the newest phase(s) would have been in use. From the Cambridge English Corpus But when planning housing in new regions, the cultural community from where the settlers will come is still unknown. From the Cambridge English Corpus Most of the new players contributing to the growth in organic production must necessarily be conventional farmers converting to organics. From the Cambridge English Corpus The mathematics of physics should be explored, but new mathematical, statistical, and qualitative methodologies should also be sought. From the Cambridge English Corpus Instead, they appeared on occasion to recompute the phonetic elements, producing a new erroneous version. From the Cambridge English Corpus It advocates a new, more (patient) protective model which should generate confidence in the ethical character of contemporary innovatory practices. From the Cambridge English Corpus As a result, returning refugees introduced new power objects that they carried with them from the localities where they had found refuge. From the Cambridge English Corpus The book is aimed at early level, new or returning adult piano students. From the Cambridge English Corpus Our own compendium takes these into account, adding several revisions and new identifications. From the Cambridge English Corpus Finally, at the new steady state, investment ceases, capital, and, hence, output are reduced. From the Cambridge English Corpus The present continually reinforces the memorized auditory data and demands a new kind of auditory awareness. From the Cambridge English Corpus Probably, in species with a worldwide distribution, genetic changes may occur as populations adapt to new regions. From the Cambridge English Corpus Which farmers and which regions will be the early adopters of the new technology in developing countries? From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of new These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of new, new-?

Translations of new

in Chinese (Traditional) 最近創造的, 新出現的, 新興的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 最近创造的, 新出现的, 新兴的… See more in Spanish nuevo, nuevo/va [masculine-feminine, singular]… See more in Portuguese novo, novo/nova… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian नवे /नवीन - नुकतेच निर्माण झालेले किंवा अस्तित्वात आलेले, नवे /नवीन - आधी असलेल्यापेक्षा वेगळे, नवीन… See more 新しい, 新品の, 新発見の… See more yeni, hiç kullanılmamış, tanınmamış… See more nouveau [masculine], nouvel [masculine], nouvelle [feminine]… See more nou… See more nieuw, vers… See more சமீபத்தில் உருவாக்கப்பட்டது அல்லது சமீபத்தில் இருக்கத் தொடங்கியது, முன்பு இருந்த ஒன்றிலிருந்து வேறுபட்டது, இன்னும் பழக்கமாகத அல்லது அனுபவம் இல்லாத… See more नया, हाल ही में बनाया गया या अस्तित्व में आया हुआ, पहले से मौजूद से अलग… See more નવું, પહેલાં હતું તેના કરતાં અલગ, તાજેતરમાં શોધાયેલ અથવા તો પ્રસિદ્ધ કરાયેલ… See more ny, anden, ny-… See more ny, ny-… See more baharu, baru, mengalami perubahan… See more neu… See more ny, fersk, forandret… See more نیا, تازہ, نووارد… See more новий, нововідкритий, інший… See more !TRANSLATE, కొత్త/ ఇంకా పరిచయం లేని లేదా అనుభవం లేని… See more নতুন, নব, আগের থেকে আলাদা… See more nový, nově příchozí, čerstvě… See more baru, berubah, segar… See more ใหม่, ประสบการณ์ใหม่, เปลี่ยนใหม่… See more mới, chưa từng có, mới đến… See more nowy, świeży, odrodzony… See more 새로운, 최근에 만든, 최신의… See more nuovo, (di) fresco, (di) recente… See more Need a translator?

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  • brand new
  • New Age
  • new blood
  • new moon
  • New Testament
  • New World
  • New Year's Day
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  • pastures new idiom
  • (as) good as new idiom
  • be (as) good as new idiom
  • be the new something idiom
  • break (fresh/new) ground idiom
  • plumb new depths idiom
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    • Adjective 
      • new (RECENTLY CREATED)
      • new (DIFFERENT)
      • new (NOT FAMILIAR)
      • new (NOT USED)
      • new (RECENTLY DISCOVERED)
    • Noun 
      • the new
    Prefix
  • American   
    • Adjective 
      • new (RECENTLY CREATED)
      • new (DIFFERENT)
      • new (NOT FAMILIAR)
      • new (NOT USED)
      • new (RECENTLY DISCOVERED)
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