fresh

fresh

W2S2 [freʃ] adj

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1¦(new)¦

2¦(new and interesting)¦

3¦(recent)¦

4 a fresh start

5¦(food/flowers)¦

6 fresh air

7 fresh water

8¦(taste/smell etc)¦

9¦(appearance)¦

10¦(weather)¦

11¦(not tired)¦

12 fresh from something

13 be fresh out of something

14 fresh-made/fresh-cut/fresh-grated etc

15 get/be fresh with somebody

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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: freis]

1.) ¦(NEW)¦

adding to or replacing something

▪ I'll just make some fresh coffee.

▪ The report provides fresh evidence about the way the business was run.

▪ You'll have to start again on a fresh sheet of paper.

2.) ¦(NEW AND INTERESTING)¦

good or interesting because it has not been done, seen etc before

▪ Ryan will bring a fresh approach to the job.

▪ We need some fresh ideas .

▪ Let's take a fresh look at the problem.

3.) ¦(RECENT)¦

done, experienced, or having happened recently

▪ There were fresh fox tracks around the hen huts.

▪ The accident was still fresh in her mind.

4.) a fresh start

when you start something again in a completely new and different way after being unsuccessful

▪ I hope Jim and I can get back together and make a fresh start .

5.) ¦(FOOD/FLOWERS)¦

a) fresh food has recently been picked or prepared, and is not frozen or preserved

fresh fruit/vegetables/fish/bread etc

▪ The beans are fresh from the garden.

b) fresh flowers have recently been picked

6.) fresh air

air from outside, especially clean air

▪ Let's open the windows and have some fresh air in here!

→breath of fresh air at ↑breath

7.) fresh water

fresh water contains no salt and comes from rivers and lakes

→↑saltwater

8.) ¦(TASTE/SMELL ETC)¦ [usually before noun]

pleasantly clean or cool

▪ a fresh minty taste

▪ It's a light, fresh wine.

9.) ¦(APPEARANCE)¦

pleasant, bright, and clean

≠ ↑dull

▪ The kitchen is decorated in fresh blues and greens.

▪ She has brown hair, hazel eyes and a fresh complexion.

10.)¦(WEATHER)¦

if the wind is fresh, it is quite cold and strong

▪ a fresh breeze

11.) ¦(NOT TIRED)¦ [not usually before noun]

full of energy because you are not tired

▪ She always seems fresh and lively, even at the end of the day.

▪ Despite his busy day he arrived looking as fresh as a daisy (=not tired and ready to do things) .

12.) fresh from sth

a) also fresh out of sth AmE

having just finished your education or training, and not having a lot of experience

▪ He's fresh out of law school.

b) having just come from a particular place or experience

▪ The team is fresh from their victory over the French.

13.) be fresh out of sth

AmE spoken to have just used your last supplies of something

▪ I'm fresh out of beer. Will you take a cola instead?

14.) fresh-made/fresh-cut/fresh-grated etc

AmE having just been made, cut etc

▪ fresh-ground coffee

15.) get/be fresh with sb

old-fashioned to behave rudely in a way which shows sexual interest, or lack of respect

>freshness n [U + of]

▪ the freshness of the early morning

▪ the freshness and vitality of youth