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new adj (newer, newest) 1 recently made, bought, built, opened, etc • a new bike. 2 recently discovered • a new planet. 3 never having existed before; just invented, etc • new techniques. 4 fresh; additional; supplementary • a new consignment. 5 recently arrived, installed, etc. 6 (chiefly new to someone or something) unfamiliar with it; experienced or experiencing for the first time • He's new to the work. 7 said of a person: changed physically, mentally or morally for the better. 8 renewed • gave us new hope. 9 modern • the new generation. 10 used in naming a place just founded after an old-established one • New York. adverb, usually in compounds 1 only just; freshly • a newborn babe • new-baked bread. 2 anew. noun 1 colloq something which is new. 2 newness. newly adverb 1 only just; recently • newly arrived. 2 again; anew • newly awakened desire. newness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon niwe.