new

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Translingual

Symbol

new

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Newar.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Newar terms

English

Etymology

From Middle English newe, from Old English nīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”), from *néwos.

Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo and novuss.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /njuː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /nu/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): [n(j)ʉː]
  • (Dialectal) IPA^(key): [nɪu̯]
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /njʉː/
• (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA^(key): /njʉ/
• (Wales) IPA^(key): /nɪu̯/
• Homophones: gnu, knew, nu
• Rhymes: -uː

Adjective

new (comparative newer, superlative newest)

1. Recently made, or created.

   Synonyms: brand new, recent, neo-, ceno-; see also Thesaurus:new

   Antonyms: ancient, dated, old

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

   The cookers cost £350 new but £150 secondhand.

   1. Of recent origin; having taken place recently.

2. Additional; recently discovered.

   Synonym: recent

   Antonyms: dated, old

   We turned up some new evidence from the old files.

3. Current or later, as opposed to former.

   Synonym: current

   Antonyms: former, old

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

   Antonym: old

   New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.

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

   Synonyms: brand new, brand spanking new, mint, pristine

   Antonyms: old, used, worn

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

6. Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.

   Synonyms: born-again, reformed, refreshed, reinvigorated, revived

   Antonym: old

7. Newborn.

   Synonyms: newborn, young

   Antonym: old

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

8. Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.

   Synonyms: strange, unfamiliar

   Antonyms: familiar, old

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

9. Recently arrived or appeared.

   Synonyms: novel, singular

   Antonym: established

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

10. Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.

    Synonyms: brand new, green

    Antonyms: accustomed, experienced, expert

11. (of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.

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

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

new (comparative more new, superlative most new)

1. Synonym of newly, especially in composition.

   Synonym: freshly

   Near-synonym: recently

   new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown hay, new-laid eggs

2. As new; from scratch.

   Synonyms: anew; afresh

   They are scraping the site clean to build new.

Related terms

Noun

new (countable and uncountable, plural news)

1. (with the, invariable plural only) Things that are new.

   Out with the old, in with the new.

3. (Australia, uncountable) A typically light-coloured lager brewed by the bottom-fermentation method.

   Antonym: old

4. (UK, naval slang, countable) A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.

Verb

new (third-person singular simple present news, present participle newing, simple past and past participle newed)

1. (programming) Synonym of new up
2. (obsolete) To make new; to recreate; to renew.

Derived terms

References

• new on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Wen, wen

German

Adjective

new (strong nominative masculine singular newer, comparative newer, superlative am newesten or am newsten)

1. Obsolete spelling of neu.
   • 1552, Hans Gerle, Ein Newes sehr künstlichs Lautenbuch (printed in Nürnberg)
   • 1581, Ein new Kochbuch / Das ist Ein grundtliche beschreibung […] (printed in Frankfurt am Main)
   • 1629, Johann Deucer, Ein Newes, Schönes, sehr Nützliches Betbuch (printed in Leipzig)

Declension

Japanese

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nye·wi (“four”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnew/, [ˈne̞u˧˦]

Numeral

new (initial root new-)

1. four (in counting)

References

• Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
• LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

new

1. Alternative form of newe

Etymology 2

Noun

new

1. Alternative form of noy

Yurok

Etymology

From root new- (“see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /new/

Verb

new

1. uninflected form of newook'

Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa. Related to Persian نه (noh).

Numeral

new

1. nine