afresh

English

Etymology

From Middle English a-fresche, equivalent to a- +‎ fresh. Compare Old English afersċean (“to freshen; become fresh”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ʌˈfɹɛʃ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Adverb

afresh (comparative more afresh, superlative most afresh)

1. Anew; again; once more

   Synonym: newly

   We ditched the original design, and decided to start afresh.

Translations

anew; again

• Bulgarian: отново (bg) (otnovo), наново (bg) (nanovo)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (of future events) 再 (zh) (zài), (of past events) 又 (zh) (yòu), (once again) 再...一遍 (zh) (zai4... yíbiàn), 重新 (zh) (chóngxīn)

• Danish: på ny
• Finnish: uudestaan (fi)
• Galician: de novo, novamente
• Gothic: 𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌰 (iupana)
• Latin: dēnuō
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: på nytt

  Nynorsk: på ny, på nytt

• Scottish Gaelic: às ùr
• Spanish: de nuevo (es), otra vez (es)
• Swedish: ånyo (sv), på nytt (sv)
• Tocharian B: eñwetstse

Anagrams

• Shafer, ferash, freash