Meaning

12 senses
  1. Recently made, or created.

    This is a new scratch on my car! The band just released a new album.

    The cookers cost £350 new but £150 secondhand.

    neu, nöi, nei

    но́выйnóvyj

    нови́йnovýj

    not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

  2. Recently made, or created.

    Of recent origin; having taken place recently.

    I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new. Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?

    neu

    но́выйnóvyj

  3. Additional; recently discovered.

    We turned up some new evidence from the old files.

    neu, nai

    но́выйnóvyj

  4. Current or later, as opposed to former.

    My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older. We had been in our new house for five years by then.

    neu, nai

    но́выйnóvyj

  5. Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.

    New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.

    neu, nai

    но́выйnóvyj, Нью-Nʹju-

  6. In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.

    Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?

    neu, nai

    но́выйnóvyj

  7. Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.

    That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one. I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep. After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes.

    neu, nai

    но́выйnóvyj

  8. Newborn.

    My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.

    neu

    но́выйnóvyj

  9. Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.

    The idea was new to me. I need to meet new people.

    neu

    (often followed by ‘to’) unfamiliar

  10. Recently arrived or appeared.

    Have you met the new guy in town? He is the new kid at school.

    neu

    но́выйnóvyj

  11. Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.

    Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time. I'm new at this business, I'm still new to the work.

    neu

  12. Next; about to begin or recently begun.

    We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.

Examples

13195 sentences
  1. You may use my new car.

    Можеш скористатися моєю новою машиною.

    ruМожете взять мою новую машину.

    deDu darfst meinen neuen Wagen benutzen.

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  2. I'll make you a new suit.

    Я зшию тобі новий костюм.

    ruЯ сошью тебе новый костюм.

    deIch werde dir ein neues Kostüm machen.

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  3. What is that big new building?

    Що це за велика нова будівля?

    ruЧто это за большое новое здание?

    deWas ist das für ein großes neues Gebäude?

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  4. The car looked good as new.

    Машина виглядала добре, як нова.

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  5. The car has a new engine.

    У машини новий двигун.

    ruУ машины новый двигатель.

    deDas Auto hat einen neuen Motor.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
recently made or created:
Русский
By meaning 2
recently made or created:
distinguishing something established more recently:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
recently made or created:

Origin

From Middle English neowe, neue, new, newe, nywe, from Old English nēowe, nīewe, nīowe, nī

From Middle English neowe, neue, new, newe, nywe, from Old English nēowe, nīewe, nīowe, nīwe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, *néwyos (“new”). Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo, novuss, and neo-.

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Forms

newer, newest
Comparativenewer Lesson
Superlativenewest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

38 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • having no previous example or precedent or parallel:unexampled
  • (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity:young
  • used of a living language; being the current stage in its development:Modern
  • lacking training or experience:raw
  • original and of a kind not seen before:freshnovel

Antonyms

11 antonyms

Word family

128 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • buy a new
  • a new car
  • new car
  • new zealand
  • new pair of
  • a new pair
  • new job
  • in new zealand
  • new york
  • a new bicycle
  • a new computer
  • a new job

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
new — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto