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[freʃ]

adj

1) clearly new and different

We need a completely fresh approach to the problem.[/ex]

The programme takes a fresh look at this difficult issue.[/ex]

She regarded the birth of her children as a fresh start (= a chance to start living in a better way).[/ex]

2) fresh food has not been preserved in any way

You can use fresh or tinned tomatoes for this recipe.[/ex]

3) food that is fresh is still good to eat because it was prepared or produced recently

Cooked meat will keep fresh for several days in the fridge.[/ex]

4) replacing or adding to a previous thing

The police made a fresh appeal for witnesses.[/ex]

I've put fresh towels in your room.[/ex]

5) recently made or experienced

fresh footprints in the snow[/ex]

The details are still fresh in my mind.[/ex]

6) if you feel fresh, you have a lot of energy

Syn:

refreshed

7) fresh flowers have been recently PICKED (= taken from the place that they were growing in)

8) fresh water is water in lakes and rivers that does not contain any salt

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fresh from/out of sth — if someone is fresh from a particular place or situation, they have recently come from there[/ex]

He was just a kid, fresh out of law school.[/ex]

freshness noun [U]