afresh

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afresh

  • /ʌˈfɹɛʃ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛʃ

Where it comes from

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

adverb more afresh · most afresh

  1. Anew; again; once more. We ditched the original design and decided to start afresh.

    Similar: newly

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Every language

adv anew; again

Españolde nuevo, otra vez
中文再 zài, 又 yòu, 再...一遍 zai4... yíbiàn, 重新 chóngxīn
Русскийзаново zanovo

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@misc{afresh_2026,
  title = {afresh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/afresh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}