FRESH


Meaning of FRESH in English

/ freʃ; NAmE / adjective , adverb

■ adjective

( fresh·er , fresh·est )

FOOD

1.

( usually of food ) recently produced or picked and not frozen, dried or preserved in tins or cans :

Is this milk fresh?

fresh bread / flowers

Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.

vegetables fresh from the garden

Our chefs use only the freshest produce available.

NEW

2.

made or experienced recently :

fresh tracks in the snow

Let me write it down while it's still fresh in my mind .

3.

[ usually before noun ] new or different in a way that adds to or replaces sth :

fresh evidence

I think it's time we tried a fresh approach.

a fresh coat of paint

Could we order some fresh coffee?

This is the opportunity he needs to make a fresh start (= to try sth new after not being successful at sth else) .

CLEAN / COOL

4.

[ usually before noun ] pleasantly clean, pure or cool :

a toothpaste that leaves a nice fresh taste in your mouth

Let's go and get some fresh air (= go outside where the air is cooler) .

WATER

5.

[ usually before noun ] containing no salt :

There is a shortage of fresh water on the island.

—see also freshwater

WEATHER

6.

( BrE ) quite cold with some wind :

It's fresh this morning, isn't it?

7.

( of the wind ) quite strong and cold

SYN brisk :

a fresh breeze

CLEAR / BRIGHT

8.

looking clear, bright and attractive :

He looked fresh and neat in a clean white shirt.

a collection of summer dresses in fresh colours

a fresh complexion

FULL OF ENERGY

9.

[ not usually before noun ] full of energy :

Regular exercise will help you feel fresher and fitter.

I managed to sleep on the plane and arrived feeling as fresh as a daisy .

JUST FINISHED

10.

fresh from sth having just come from a particular place; having just had a particular experience :

students fresh from college

fresh from her success at the Olympic Games

RUDE / CONFIDENT

11.

[ not before noun ] fresh (with sb) ( informal ) rude and too confident in a way that shows a lack of respect for sb or a sexual interest in sb :

Don't get fresh with me!

►  fresh·ness noun [ U ]:

We guarantee the freshness of all our produce.

the cool freshness of the water

I like the freshness of his approach to the problem.

IDIOMS

see blood , breath , heart

■ adverb

IDIOMS

- fresh out of sth

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English fersc not salt, fit for drinking , superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French freis , fresche ; both ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Dutch vers and German frisch .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.