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fresh

  • adjective
  • /fɹɛʃ/

Newly produced or obtained; recent.

Example

“He followed the fresh hoofprints to find the deer.”

Other meanings

  1. (of food) Not dried, frozen, or spoiled.

    “After taking a beating in the boxing ring, the left side of his face looked like fresh meat.”

  2. (of plant material) Still green and not dried.

Example sentences

  • “They bring fresh ideas to the table.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “Bread is best enjoyed hot and fresh.”

    Tatoeba · hecko · CC0

Word history

From Old English "fersċ" (fresh, pure, sweet).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “fresh” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.