Meaning

8 senses

  1. To pack (fish) loosely on ice.

  2. To flood or dilute an area of salt water with flowing fresh water.

  3. To become stronger.

  4. To rebore the barrel of a rifle or shotgun.

  5. To update.

  6. To freshen up.

  7. To renew.

  8. Of a dairy cow, to give birth to a calf.

Examples

970 sentences

  1. What I need is fresh air.

    Що мені потрібно, так це свіже повітря. — Rovo

    ruЧто мне нужно, так это свежий воздух. — marafon

    deWas ich brauche, ist frische Luft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Not all of these eggs are fresh.

    Не всі ці яйця свіжі. — deniko

    ruНе все эти яйца свежие. — marafon

    deNicht alle diese Eier sind frisch. — raggione

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  3. I think I need some fresh air.

    Я думаю, мені потрібно трохи свіжого повітря. — deniko

    deIch glaube, ich brauche frische Luft. — wolfgangth

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  4. Open the window and let in some fresh air.

    Відкрий вікно і провітри. — uaspeaker

    ruОткрой окно и проветри. — las

    deMach das Fenster auf und lass etwas frische Luft herein! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. I like the smell of fresh bread.

    Мені подобається запах свіжого хліба. — deniko

    ruМне нравится запах свежего хлеба. — odexed

    deIch mag den Geruch von frischem Brot. — Zaghawa

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Origin

From Middle English fressh, from Old English fersċ (“fresh, pure, sweet”), from Proto-West

From Middle English fressh, from Old English fersċ (“fresh, pure, sweet”), from Proto-West Germanic *frisk (“fresh”), from Proto-Germanic *friskaz (“fresh”), from Proto-Indo-European *preysk- (“fresh”). The verb is from Middle English freshen (“to freshen”), from the adjective.

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Forms

freshes, freshing, freshed, freshed
Base formfresh · to fresh
3rd person singularfreshes
Present participlefreshing
Past simplefreshed
Past participlefreshed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfresh
he, she, itfreshes

Past simpleLesson

all personsfreshed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave freshed
he, she, ithas freshed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fresh

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • some fresh air
  • fresh air
  • some fresh
  • get some fresh
  • a fresh start
  • in some fresh
  • of fresh air
  • for some fresh
  • fresh out of
  • need some fresh
  • fresh start
  • breath of fresh

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
frequentB1frequentlyB1frescofreshenfreshenerfresherfreshly

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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