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new

adjective [after verb] (NOT FAMILIAR)
 
 
/njuː/ US  /nuː/

Definition

B1 not yet familiar or experienced: to be new to the area She's new to the job so you can't expect her to know everything yet.Inexperienced (of people)Naive and trusting newness
 
 
/ˈnjuː.nəs/ US  /ˈnuː-/ noun [U]
NewModern and fashionable
(Definition of new adjective (NOT FAMILIAR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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