📒 not existing before; recently made, invented, introduced, etc.
- Have you read her new novel?
- We retrain staff to use the new technology.
- The company is trialling a new security system.
📒 something that is new
- It was a good mix of the old and the new.
📒 recently bought
- Let me show you my new dress.
- The car still looks new.
- They are very proud of their spanking new kitchen.
📒 not used or owned by anyone before
- A second-hand car costs a fraction of a new one.
- They are building 500 new houses in the town.
📒 different from the previous one
- I like your new hairstyle.
- When do you start your new job?
- He's made a lot of new friends.
📒 already existing but not seen, experienced, etc. before; not familiar
- This is a new experience for me.
- I'd like to learn a new language.
- the discovery of a new star
📒 not yet familiar with something because you have only just started, arrived, etc.
- You're new here, aren't you?
- New arrivals should have their passports ready for inspection.
- We offer intensive training to all new recruits.
📒 just beginning or beginning again
- a new day
- It was a new era in the history of our country.
- She went to Australia to start a new life.
📒 used in compounds to describe something that has recently happened
- He was enjoying his new-found freedom.
📒 modern; of the latest type
- the new morality
- They called themselves the New Romantics.
📒 having fresh energy, courage or health
- Since he changed jobs he's looked like a new man.
📒 only recently produced or developed
- The new buds are appearing on the trees now.
- new potatoes (= ones dug from the soil early in the season)
📒 a situation or society that changes in a way that is meant to improve people’s lives but is often a source of extra problems
- the brave new world of technology
- the architects' vision of a brave new world of pristine concrete
📒 to make a new discovery or do something that has not been done before
- Her architectural designs have broken new ground.
📒 to improve something by introducing new ideas and making people more interested in it
- The results of their research have breathed new life into the debate.
- He hopes the development will breathe new life into the community.
- They need some new, younger staff to breathe some life into the company.
📒 used to describe a situation in which everybody suddenly realizes that they were wrong to believe that somebody/something was very good, important, etc.
- Is this artist's white canvas a case of the emperor's new clothes or is it something beautiful, even moving?
- Soon investors will realize that the emperor has no clothes and there will be a big sell-off in stocks.
📒 in very good condition, as it was when it was new
- I've had your coat cleaned—it's as good as new now.
📒 used to say that something has become very fashionable and can be thought of as replacing something else
- Brown is the new black.
- Comedy is the new rock and roll.
- Fifty is the new forty.
📒 new members or employees, especially young ones, with new ideas or ways of doing things
- This company badly needs to bring in some new blood.
📒 a person who has just started to work for an organization, department, etc., especially in a senior job, and who is likely to make a lot of changes
- Well, you know what they say—a new broom sweeps clean.
📒 a person who is new to a place, an organization, etc.
- Despite his six years in politics, he was still regarded by many as the new kid on the block.
📒 a situation that used to be unusual but is now what you should expect
- This is not a temporary blip—this is the new normal.
- Scientists say these weather patterns could be the new normal for Florida.
📒 used to say that you have not heard a particular idea, piece of information, joke, etc. before
- ‘Have you come across this before?’ ‘No, it's a new one on me.’
📒 to change the way that a situation appears
- What you have told us puts a different complexion on the situation.
- The joke took on a rather serious complexion when the police became involved.
📒 to behave in a worse way than ever before
- The government has stooped to an all-time low with this policy.
- Reality TV has sunk to new lows.
📒 (you cannot) successfully make people change their ideas, methods of work, etc., when they have had them for a long time
📒 to change your way of life to become a better, more responsible person
📒 used as a friendly greeting