(~er, ~est)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ thing or amount replaces or is added to a previous thing or amount.
He asked Strathclyde police, which carried out the original investigation, to make ~ inquiries...
I need a new challenge and a ~ start somewhere else.
= new
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
Something that is ~ has been done, made, or experienced recently.
There were no ~ car tracks or footprints in the snow...
With the memory of the bombing ~ in her mind, Eleanor became increasingly agitated.
ADJ
3.
Fresh food has been picked or produced recently, and has not been preserved, for example by being frozen or put in a tin.
...locally caught ~ fish.
...~ fruit.
ADJ
4.
If you describe something as ~, you like it because it is new and exciting.
These designers are full of ~ ideas.
...a ~ image.
= original
ADJ
5.
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is pleasant, bright, and clean in appearance.
Gingham fabrics always look ~ and pretty.
ADJ
6.
If something smells, tastes, or feels ~, it is clean or cool.
The air was ~ and for a moment she felt revived.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
7.
Fresh water is water that is not salty, for example the water from rivers or lakes.
ADJ
8.
If you say that the weather is ~, you mean that it is fairly cold and windy.
It was a fine, ~ summer morning...
Outside the breeze was ~ and from the north.
ADJ
9.
If you feel ~, you feel full of energy and enthusiasm.
It’s vital we are as ~ as possible for those matches...
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
10.
Fresh paint is not yet dry. (AM; in BRIT, use wet )
ADJ
11.
If you are ~ from a particular place or experience, you have just come from that place or you have just had that experience. You can also say that someone is ~ out of a place.
I returned to the office, ~ from Heathrow...
From what I’ve heard he started wheeling and dealing ~ out of college.
= straight
ADJ: v-link ADJ from/out of n