new
/njuː/ adjectiveDefinition
DIFFERENT › different from before: I need some new shoes. Have you met Fiona's new boyfriend? He's starting his new job on Monday. We're always looking for new ways to improve our services.
RECENTLY MADE › recently made: Their house is quite new - it's about five years old. The factory will provide hundreds of new jobs for the area.
NOT KNOWN BEFORE › not known before: to discover a new gene/star
be new to sb › If a situation or activity is new to you, you have not had experience of it before: You'll have to be patient, this is all new to me.
be new to sth › If you are new to a situation or activity, you have only recently started experiencing it: I'm new to the job. They're new to the area. → See also a whole new ball game → See also new blood → See also brand new → See also break new ground → See also new heights → See also turn over a new leaf → See also give sb/sth a new lease of life
(Definition of new adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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