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Meaning of new | Babel Free

Adjective masculine CEFR A1 Common
njuː

Definitions

  1. Recently made, or created.
  2. Freshly; recently. Often used in combination: new-mown.
  3. Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
  4. brand new, all-new
  5. freshly. new-laid eggs. vars جَديد، طازِج пресен recém- čerstvě neu ny- φρέσκα recién värskelt, äsja جدیدا vasta- fraisטרי नया-नया, हाल ही में, अभी-अभी svjež, novonastao frissen segar nÿlega; nÿ-, ferskur fresco, recente 新しく 새롭게 ką tik, naujai, šviežiai tikko; svaigi baru versfersk, frisk, ny-świeżo نوى،په ورستيو كښى recém- proaspăt недавно, только что čerstvo svež sveže ny- เมื่อเร็ว ๆ นี้ taze, yeni, az önce 剛剛 недавно, тільки що تازہ تازہ mới 刚刚,最近
  6. Additional; recently discovered.
  7. fresh
  8. only just; recently. She is newly married; Her hair is newly cut. pas حديثاً، مِن وقتٍ قَريب наскоро recém- čerstvě, právě, nedávno neulich nyligt; netop; ny- πρόσφατα, μόλιςrecién äsja بتازگى vasta- récemment קָרָה לַאַחֲרוֹנָה नया नया novo, nedavno nemrég barusan nÿlega, nÿ- di recente, appena つい最近 최근에 ką tik, neseniai tikko; nesen baru sahaja pasnylig, ny- dopiero co په تازګى سره recém- de curând недавно, только что nedávno nedavno sveže nyligen, ny- สด ๆ ร้อน ๆ yeni, henüz, yakınlarda 剛剛,...
  9. Current or later, as opposed to former.
  10. a person who has just arrived. He is a newcomer to this district. nuweling قادِم جَديد новодошъл recém-chegado nově příchozí, nováček der Neuankömmling nyankommen; nytilkommen νεοφερμένοςrecién llegado uustulnuk تازه وارد tulokas nouveau venu, nouvelle venue פָּנִים חֲדָשוֹת नवागंतुक novodošljak, pridošlica újonnan érkezett ember pendatang baru aðkomumaður (nÿkominn) nuovo arrivato 新来者 새로 온 사람 atvykėlis, naujokas jaunatnācējs; jaunpienācējs orang baru nieuwkomernykommerprzybysz, nowy نوى راغل...
  11. Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
  12. (of things, ideas etc) too new to be considered reliable. newfangled machines. nuwerwetse مُسْتَحْدَث، غَريب، غَيْر مُسْتَحَب пренеб. ултрамодерен moderno demais novotářský, hypermoderní neumodisch nymodens καινοφανής modernísimo, novedoso moepäratsev نوظهور uudenaikainen trop moderne מודרני, חדשני नवीन ढंग का novotarija újkeletű buatan baru (of) nÿtískulegur/nÿmóðins futuristico 新奇の 신형의 naujoviškas jaunmodīgs baru modernnymotens nowomodny نوى مينځ ته راغلى modernoso ultramorden новомодный hy...
    etc
  13. In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
  14. having no previous experience of. He's new to this kind of work. onervare جَديد عَلى، بِدون خِبْرَه سابِقَه неопитен novo em neobeznámený s unerfahren uerfaren άπειρος, αρχάριος nuevo en vilumatu نا آشنا uutta jollekin noviceחדש अनाड़ी neuvježban gyakorlatlan belum berpengalaman vera nÿgræðingur, byrjandi nuovo di 経験のない 익숙치 못한 neįpratęs, nepatyręs iesācējs belum berpengalaman nieuw in ny/fersk i (faget) nie obeznany z نا بلده ،ناآشنا novo em novice (în) незнакомый с neoboznámený s neizkušen p...
  15. Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
  16. nuevo-a;What is new? → ¿Qué hay de ___?
  17. Newborn.
  18. Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent: a new law.
  19. Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
  20. Still fresh: a new coat of paint.
  21. Recently arrived or appeared.
  22. Just found, discovered, or learned: new information.
  23. Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
  24. Next; about to begin or recently begun.

Equivalents

Español nuevo Nuevo
Français autre neuf nouveau nouvel
Italiano fresco new
日本語 慣れる 新しい
Nederlands ander jong nieuw vers
Português novo

Examples

“This is a new scratch on my car! The band just released a new album.”
“The cookers cost £350 new but £150 secondhand.”
“Within a half-hour, Gould (pronounced GOLD) was stirring in pieces of breaded and sautéed chicken, pouring the finished sauce over fettucini noodles cooked al dente and serving one of the newest entrees from his growing recipe file — rustic chicken — to Tanner, his 9-year-old twin brothers, Colton and Austin, and their parents.”
“Only a few nonsmart models, primarily newer Razr models and a few Nokia phones, can run Yahoo Go. And once again, no Verizon phones need apply.”
“Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.”
“I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new. Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?”
“We turned up some new evidence from the old files.”
“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.”
“New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.”
“Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?”
“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.”
“My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.”
“Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.”
“The idea was new to me. I need to meet new people.”
“'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.”
“Have you met the new guy in town? He is the new kid at school.”
“Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time. I'm new at this business, I'm still new to the work.”
“We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.”

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
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