new: Meaning and Definition of

new

Pronunciation: (n, ny), [key]
— adj., adv., n. -er, -est,
—adj.
  1. of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come or been brought into being: a new book.
  2. of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; novel: a new concept of the universe.
  3. having but lately or but now come into knowledge: a new chemical element.
  4. unfamiliar or strange (often fol. by to): ideas new to us; to visit new lands.
  5. having but lately come to a place, position, status, etc.: a reception for our new minister.
  6. unaccustomed (usually fol. by to): people new to such work.
  7. coming or occurring afresh; further; additional: new gains.
  8. fresh or unused: to start a new sheet of paper.
  9. (of physical or moral qualities) different and better: The vacation made a new man of him.
  10. other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
  11. being the later or latest of two or more things of the same kind: the New Testament; a new edition of Shakespeare.
  12. (cap.) (of a language) in its latest known period, esp. as a living language at the present time: New High German.
—adv.
  1. recently or lately (usually used in combination): The valley was green with new-planted crops.
  2. freshly; anew or afresh (often used in combination): roses new washed with dew; new-mown hay.
—n.
  1. something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.: Ring out the old, ring in the new.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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