Meaning of fresh In English

• 0 new or different:

  • The original orders were cancelled and I was given fresh instructions.

  • Fresh evidence has emerged that casts doubts on the men's conviction.

  • We need to take a fresh look at the problem.

  • Your coffee is cold - let me make you a fresh cup.

  • There has been fresh fighting between police and demonstrators.

  • They decided to move abroad and make a fresh start.

  • His book offers some fresh insights into the events leading up to the war.

  • We have tried to come up with a fresh new approach.

• 1 recently made, done, arrived, etc., and especially not yet changed by time:

  • There was a fresh fall of snow during the night.

  • There's nothing better than fresh bread, straight from the oven.

  • The house, with its fresh coat of paint, looked beautiful in the sunshine.

  • She's fresh out of college and very bright.

  • The events of last year are still fresh in people's minds (= people can remember them easily).

• 2 (of food or flowers) in a natural condition rather than artificially preserved by a process such as freezing:

  • fresh fruit and vegetables

  • fresh fish/meat

  • fresh coffee

• 3 (of air) clean and cool; found outside rather than in a room:

  • I opened the window to let some fresh air in.

  • fresh mountain air

  • I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.

  • It was a lovely, fresh spring morning.

  • There's a fresh breeze today.

• 4 clean and pleasant:

  • I felt wonderfully clean and fresh after my shower.

  • I use a mouthwash to keep my breath fresh.

  • This wine has a light, fresh taste.

• 5 energetic, enthusiastic, and not tired:

  • I'll deal with this problem in the morning when I'm fresh.

  • Try and get some sleep on the plane, then you'll arrive feeling fresh.

• 6 (of a face) natural, healthy, and young looking:

  • She has a lovely fresh (= clear and smooth) complexion.

• 7 (of water) not salty:

  • Trout are fresh water fish (= live in water that is not salty).

  • These plants are found in fresh water lakes and rivers (= those containing water that is not salty).

• 8 being too confident and showing no respect, or showing by your actions or words that you want to have sex with someone:

  • Don't you get fresh with me, young woman!

  • He started getting fresh (= behaving in a sexual way) in the cinema, so she slapped his face.

• 9 good and attractive or stylish:

  • You're looking fresh!

  • fresh shoes

• 10 recently done:

  • fresh-baked bread

  • fresh-cut flowers

• 11 (of food or flowers) recently picked, made, or cooked:

  • fresh fruit/vegetables

  • fresh-baked bread

  • Elise is in the garden cutting some fresh flowers for the table.

  • There’s a fresh pot of coffee on the stove.

• 12 recently made or done, and not yet changed by time:

  • The events of last year are still fresh in people’s minds.

• 13 different or additional; replacing what exists:

  • He’s got a fresh way of looking at old material.

• 14 (of air) clean and cool, in a way thought typical of air away from cities and outside buildings:

  • How can we keep the kids indoors when they want to play in the fresh air?

• 15 clean and pleasant:

  • fresh bed linens

  • the fresh smell of pine trees

• 16 (of water) from rivers and lakes and therefore not salty:

  • Rainfall is the sole source of the island’s fresh water.

• 17 energetic and enthusiastic; not tired:

  • I awoke feeling fresh and ready to go.

• 18 being too confident and showing a lack of respect:

  • Don’t get fresh with me, young woman!