refresh
To renew or revitalizeTo renew or revitalize.
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» I thought that it was refreshing.
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6 senses(transitive)To renew or revitalize.
Sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
erfrischen, erquicken, auffrischen
освежа́тьosvežátʹ, обновля́тьobnovljátʹ
освіжа́тиosvižáty, освіжи́тиosvižýty
(intransitive)To become fresh again; to be revitalized.
become or make oneself fresh again
(ambitransitive)To reload (a document, especially a webpage) and show any new changes.
aktualisieren, neu laden
обновля́тьobnovljátʹ
(ambitransitive)To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.
To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
(colloquial, dated, intransitive)To take refreshment; to eat or drink.
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Origin
From Middle English refreshen, refreschen, refrisschen, from Old French refrescher (“to reFrom Middle English refreshen, refreschen, refrisschen, from Old French refrescher (“to refresh”) (modern French rafraîchir), equivalent to re- + fresh.
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Forms
refreshes, refreshing, refreshed, refreshedSynonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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