REFRESH


Meaning of REFRESH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈfresh ]

verb

Etymology: Middle English refresshen, from Anglo-French refreschir, from re- + fresch fresh — more at fresh

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1. : to restore strength and animation to : revive

2. : to freshen up : renovate

3.

a. : to restore or maintain by renewing supply : replenish

b. : arouse , stimulate

let me refresh your memory

4. : to run water over or restore water to

5. : to update or renew (as an image, a display screen, or the contents of a computer memory) especially by sending a new signal

intransitive verb

1. : to become refreshed

2. : to take refreshment

3. : to lay in fresh provisions

Synonyms: see renew

• refresh noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.