Word: new Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English neowe, neue, new, newe, nywe, from Old English nēowe, nīewe, nīowe, nīwe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, *néwyos (“new”). Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo, novuss, and neo-. Cognates Cognate with Scots new (“new”), North Frisian nai, nei, nii (“new”), Saterland Frisian näi (“new”), West Frisian nij (“new”), Alemannic German nöi, nüüw (“new”), Bavarian neich (“new”), Cimbrian naüge (“new”), Dutch nieuw, nij (“new”), Dutch Low Saxon nij (“new”), German neu, new, neuw (“new”), Low German nee, neei (“new”), Luxembourgish nei (“new”), Vilamovian noj, noü (“new”), Yiddish נײַ (nay, “new”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish ny (“new”), Faroese nýggjur (“new”), Icelandic nýr (“new”), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis, “new”); also Breton nevez (“new”), Cornish nowydh, nowyth (“fresh, new”), Irish nua, nuadh (“new”), Manx noa (“fresh, new”), Scottish Gaelic nuadh (“fresh, new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Latin novus (“new”), Greek νέος (néos, “young, youthful; modern, new”), Lithuanian naũjas (“new”), Belarusian но́вы (nóvy, “new”), Bulgarian and Macedonian нов (nov, “new”), Czech and Slovak nový (“new”), Polish nowy (“new”), Russian но́вый (nóvyj, “new”), Serbo-Croatian но̏в, nȍv (“new”), Slovene nov (“new”), Ukrainian нови́й (novýj, “new”), Armenian նոր (nor, “new”), Baluchi نوک (nok, “new”), Central Kurdish نوێ (nwê, “new”), Ossetian нӕуӕг (næwæg), ног (nog, “fresh, new; young”), Persian نو (naw / now, “new”), Mazanderani نو (nu, “new”), Northern Kurdish nû (“new”), Pashto نوی (nëway, “new”), Zazaki newe (“new”), Kamkata-viri nuy, nuyĩ (“new”), Prasuni unü (“new”), Hittite 𒉋𒀸 (nēwas, “fresh, new”), Luwian 𒈾𒀀𒌑𒉿𒋾 (nāúwati, “new”), Tocharian A ñu (“new”), Tocharian B ñuwe (“new”), Sanskrit नव (nava, “fresh, modern, new”), नव्य (navya, “new”). Pronunciation: /n(j)ɵw/, /njuː/, /nju/, /nu/, [nɪu̯] 1. Recently made, or created. Example: This is a new scratch on my car! The band just released a new album. Example: The cookers cost £350 new but £150 secondhand. 2. Recently made, or created. Example: I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new. Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre? 3. Additional; recently discovered. Example: We turned up some new evidence from the old files. 4. Current or later, as opposed to former. Example: My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older. We had been in our new house for five years by then. 5. Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing. Example: New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street. 6. In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used. Example: Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one? 7. Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed. Example: That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one. I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep. After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes. 8. Newborn. Example: My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild. 9. Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known. Example: Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return. Example: The idea was new to me. I need to meet new people. 10. Recently arrived or appeared. Example: 'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed. Example: Have you met the new guy in town? He is the new kid at school. 11. Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task. Example: Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time. I'm new at this business, I'm still new to the work. 12. Next; about to begin or recently begun. Example: We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.