afresh

English

Etymology

From Middle English a-fresche, equivalent to a- +‎ fresh. Compare Old English afersċean (“to freshen; become fresh”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ʌˈfɹɛʃ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Adverb

afresh (comparative more afresh, superlative most afresh)

1. Anew; again; once more.

   Synonym: newly

   We ditched the original design and decided to start afresh.

Derived terms

• start afresh

Translations

anew; again

Bulgarian: отново (bg) (otnovo), наново (bg) (nanovo) Chinese: Mandarin: (of future events) 再 (zh) (zài), (of past events) 又 (zh) (yòu), (once again) 再...一遍 (zh) (zai4... yíbiàn), 重新 (zh) (chóngxīn) Danish: på ny Finnish: uudestaan (fi) Galician: de novo, novamente Gothic: 𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌰 (iupana) Latin: dēnuō Norwegian: Bokmål: på nytt Nynorsk: på ny, på nytt Russian: заново (ru) (zanovo) Scottish Gaelic: às ùr Spanish: de nuevo (es), otra vez (es) Swedish: ånyo (sv), på nytt (sv) Tocharian B: eñwetstse

Anagrams

• Shafer, ferash, freash