adj.
- made, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time; not existing before.
▸not previously used or owned.
▸(of vegetables) harvested early in the season.
- seen, experienced, or acquired recently or now for the first time:
her new bike.
▸
(new to)
unfamiliar or strange to.
▸
(new to/at)
inexperienced at or unaccustomed to.
▸(in place names) discovered or founded later than and named after.
- reinvigorated, restored, or reformed.
▸superseding and more advanced than others of the same kind:
the new architecture.
adv.
newly.
Derivative
Etymology
OE nīwe, nēowe, of Gmc origin.