refresh

Word parts

re- + fresh

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /riˈfrɛʃ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /rɪˈfrɛʃ/

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Verb

Plain form refresh

Third-person singular refreshes

Past tense refreshed

Past participle refreshed

Present participle refreshing

1. If you are refreshed, you feel good or are relaxed.

   That glass of lemonade really refreshed me!

2. Refreshing something means to make it reload or redo a task.

   Hitting the "Refresh" button on an Internet browser makes it redo the loading of the page.

Related words

• refreshment