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Definition new in British English

new adjective

adjective
/njuː/
Example

They are going to build a new office block here.

Example

We went to the new Tom Cruise film last week.

Example

a revolutionary new wheelchair that operates by voice commands

Synonyms and related words
new latest novel
Example

I was enthusiastic and full of new ideas.

Example

a new initiative to tackle unemployment

Example

The course has little new to offer.

Synonyms and related words
new emerging embryonic
1.2

recently made and never used by anyone before

Example

Is this camera new?

Example

How can she afford to buy a brand new Ferrari?

Synonyms and related words
new latest novel
1.3

recently bought or supplied to someone

Example

Have you seen my new car? I bought it yesterday.

Example

She's hoping to move into her new flat next week.

Synonyms and related words
new latest novel
Example

Matthew's got a new girlfriend.

Example

She takes up the new post on January 26.

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new latest novel
2

replacing something that you no longer have or something that is no longer useful

Example

I could do with some new shoes.

Example

I need to get a new passport - my old one's expired.

Example

a new approach to the problem

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new latest novel
2.1

replacing a previous type of thing

Example

She is one of a new breed of politicians.

Example

the exciting new generation of hand-held computers

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new latest novel
3

recently arrived in a place or situation that you have not been in before

Example

New entrants do written tests in their first week.

Example

Many firms help new employees with finding accommodation.

Example

We are new to the London area.

Synonyms and related words
new latest novel
4

if you learn a new subject or skill, you learn one that you did not know previously

Example

I showed her a new technique for catching the frogs.

Example

Why not study a new language?

Synonyms and related words
acquisition advanced assimilation
4.1

new information or facts are things that you did not know previously

Example

Police have now been given some new information.

Synonyms and related words
secret private personal
4.2

if someone discovers something new, they find something that no one else knows about

Example

Scientists have discovered a new drug for the treatment of depression.

Example

Many of these plants are entirely new to science.

Synonyms and related words
secret private personal
5

a new day, year, life etc is the start of a particular period of time, especially one that you hope will be happier or more successful

Example

This could be the beginning of a new era in transatlantic politics.

Example

The scheme could mean a whole new way of life for residents.

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original initial early
Definition new in British English

Related Words

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a different ball game (phrase) a new lease of life (phrase) as good as new (phrase) as new (phrase) brand-new (adjective) brave new world (noun) break new ground (phrase) breathe (new) life into something (phrase) cast () light on something (phrase) (fresh fields and) (phrase) in a etc light (phrase) new (adjective) New Age (adjective) new age (noun) New Age traveller (noun) new arrival (phrase) New Australian (noun) new broom (noun) new build (noun) New England () new kid on the block (phrase) New Labour () new media (noun) new money (noun) new moon (noun) new potato (noun) New Scotland Yard () new town (noun) new variant CJD (noun) new wave (noun) new year (noun) New Year’s Day (noun) New Year’s Eve (noun) New Year’s resolution (noun) New York minute (noun) new-found (adjective) new-laid (adjective) new-look (adjective) new-mown (adjective) blood (phrase) scale heights (phrase) the new economy (noun) the New Testament () the New World () the New Year’s Honours () turn over a new leaf (phrase) you can’t teach an old dog new tricks (phrase)