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See also: New, new-, and ñew

Translingual

Symbol

new

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

See also

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.

cognates

Cognate with Scots new (“new”), West Frisian nij (“new”), Dutch nieuw (“new”), Low German nee (“new”), German neu (“new”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ny (“new”), Icelandic nýr (“new”), Faroese nýggjur (“new”), Latin novus (“new”), Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Russian но́вый (nóvyj, “new”), Armenian նոր (nor, “new”), Persian نو (“now”),Northern Kurdish nû (“new”), Hindi नया (nayā, “new”), Tocharian B ñuwe (“new”).

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

new (comparative newer, superlative newest)

  1. Recently made, or created.
    • 2013 July 19, Timothy Garton Ash, “Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 18:
      Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.
    This is a new scratch on my car!   The band just released a new album.
    1. Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
      I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new.   Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?
  2. Additional; recently discovered.
    We turned up some new evidence from the old files.
  3. Current or later, as opposed to former.
    My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older.   We had been in our new house for five years by then.
  4. Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
    New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.
  5. In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
    Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?
  6. Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
    That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one.   I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep.   After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes.
  7. Newborn.
    My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.
  8. Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
    • 2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68:
      Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
    The idea was new to me.   I need to meet new people.
  9. Recently arrived or appeared.
    • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
      'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
    Have you met the new guy in town?   He is the new kid at school.
  10. Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
    Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time.   I'm new at this business.
  11. (of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.
    We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “recently made, created, or appeared”): ancient, dated, old
  • (antonym(s) of “additional, recently discovered”): dated, old
  • (antonym(s) of “current or later”): former, old
  • (antonym(s) of “distinguishing something established more recently”): old
  • (antonym(s) of “in original condition, pristine”): old, used, worn
  • (antonym(s) of “refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed”): old
  • (antonym(s) of “young”): old
  • (antonym(s) of “of recent origin”): original, previous
  • (antonym(s) of “strange, unfamiliar”): familiar, old
  • (antonym(s) of “recently arrived or appeared”): established
  • (antonym(s) of “inexperienced, unaccustomed”): accustomed, experienced, expert

Hyponyms

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Translations

See new/translations § Adjective.

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
  2. As new; from scratch.
    Synonyms: anew; afresh
    They are scraping the site clean to build new.

Noun

new (usually uncountable, plural news)

  1. 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) A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.
    • 1956, Naval Review (London), volume 44, page 286:
      In the Britannia "news" were worms, to be trodden on […]

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

Anagrams

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)
    • 1653, Ein newes Lied: Welches bey der Römischen Königlichen Crönung Ferdinandi deß Vierten in Regenspürg den 18. Junij 1653 ist musiciert worden:
    • 1706, Moritz Pfleyer, Gedeonische Wunder-Fakel auff ein newes entzündt in dem glorwürdigen heiligen Blut-Zeugen Christi Leontio:

Declension

Positive forms of new
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist new sie ist new es ist new sie sind new
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative newer newe newes newe
genitive newen newer newen newer
dative newem newer newem newen
accusative newen newe newes newe
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der newe die newe das newe die newen
genitive des newen der newen des newen der newen
dative dem newen der newen dem newen den newen
accusative den newen die newe das newe die newen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein newer eine newe ein newes (keine) newen
genitive eines newen einer newen eines newen (keiner) newen
dative einem newen einer newen einem newen (keinen) newen
accusative einen newen eine newe ein newes (keine) newen
Comparative forms of new
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist newer sie ist newer es ist newer sie sind newer
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative newerer newere neweres newere
genitive neweren newerer neweren newerer
dative newerem newerer newerem neweren
accusative neweren newere neweres newere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der newere die newere das newere die neweren
genitive des neweren der neweren des neweren der neweren
dative dem neweren der neweren dem neweren den neweren
accusative den neweren die newere das newere die neweren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein newerer eine newere ein neweres (keine) neweren
genitive eines neweren einer neweren eines neweren (keiner) neweren
dative einem neweren einer neweren einem neweren (keinen) neweren
accusative einen neweren eine newere ein neweres (keine) neweren
Superlative forms of new
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am newesten
er ist am newsten 		sie ist am newesten
sie ist am newsten 		es ist am newesten
es ist am newsten 		sie sind am newesten
sie sind am newsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative newester
newster 		neweste
newste 		newestes
newstes 		neweste
newste
genitive newesten
newsten 		newester
newster 		newesten
newsten 		newester
newster
dative newestem
newstem 		newester
newster 		newestem
newstem 		newesten
newsten
accusative newesten
newsten 		neweste
newste 		newestes
newstes 		neweste
newste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der neweste
der newste 		die neweste
die newste 		das neweste
das newste 		die newesten
die newsten
genitive des newesten
des newsten 		der newesten
der newsten 		des newesten
des newsten 		der newesten
der newsten
dative dem newesten
dem newsten 		der newesten
der newsten 		dem newesten
dem newsten 		den newesten
den newsten
accusative den newesten
den newsten 		die neweste
die newste 		das neweste
das newste 		die newesten
die newsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein newester
ein newster 		eine neweste
eine newste 		ein newestes
ein newstes 		(keine) newesten
(keine) newsten
genitive eines newesten
eines newsten 		einer newesten
einer newsten 		eines newesten
eines newsten 		(keiner) newesten
(keiner) newsten
dative einem newesten
einem newsten 		einer newesten
einer newsten 		einem newesten
einem newsten 		(keinen) newesten
(keinen) newsten
accusative einen newesten
einen newsten 		eine neweste
eine newste 		ein newestes
ein newstes 		(keine) newesten
(keine) newsten

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of new – see the following entry.
【ニュー】
[noun] (attributive) the state of being new
[noun] nu (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν)
(This term, new (new), is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers (edit)
40
[a], [b] ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: new
    Ordinal: newewey
    Adverbial: newokehs
    Adnominal: newwok, newonul

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnew/, [ˈne̞u˧˦]

Numeral

new (initial root new-)

  1. four (in counting)

References

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

new

  1. Alternative form of newe

Etymology 2

Noun

new

  1. Alternative form of noy

Zazaki

Etymology

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

Numeral

new

  1. nine
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