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refresh
- /ɹiˈfɹɛʃ/ UK
- /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/ US
- /ˈrifrɛʃ/ South Asia
- /rɪˈfrɛʃ/ South Asia
- /ˈrɛfrɛʃ/ South Asia
Rhymes with -ɛʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English refreshen, refreschen, refrisschen, from Old French refrescher (“to refresh”) (modern French rafraîchir), equivalent to re- + fresh.
verb refreshes · refreshing · refreshed
- To renew or revitalize. Sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
- To become fresh again; to be revitalized.
- To reload (a document, especially a webpage) and show any new changes. She refreshed the page. She was still the high bidder. Good.
- To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display. You can save your code, refresh your browser, and see a change instantly. This simple trick turns a lowly web browser into a development environment […]
- To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
- To take refreshment; to eat or drink. We got within two miles of there, and stopped in the woods out of sight, where we refreshed with some brandy, and gave the two boys very large portions.
noun refreshes
- The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
- The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data.
- The process of modernizing something. Experiences such as the Al Qaeda threat have provided a taste of how the landscape may have changed very fundamentally. Do these changes spell the end of the Cycle as a useful concept, or does it just need a refresh?
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: refreshen, freshen, review, freshen up, brush up, refresher, refreshment, rejuvenate, revive, renew, renewing, renovate, regeneration, renovation, refurbishment, renewal
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verb computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
| 한국어 | 새로고침하다 saerogochimhada |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | リフレッシュする rifuresshu suru, 再読み込みする saiyomikomi suru, 更新する kōshin suru |
| 中文 | 刷新 shuāxīn |
| Português | atualizar, recarregar |
| Deutsch | aktualisieren, neu laden |
| Ελληνικά | ανανεώνω ananeóno |
| Русский | обновля́ть obnovljátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | làm mới, làm tươi |
verb to renew or revitalize
| Español | refrescar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 새롭게 하다 saeropge hada |
| 日本語 | 爽やかにする sawayaka ni suru |
| 中文 | 提神 tíshén |
| Português | refrescar |
| Français | revigorer, rafraîchir |
| Deutsch | erfrischen, erquicken, auffrischen |
| Italiano | rinfrescare |
| Ελληνικά | ανανεώνω ananeóno |
| Română | împrospăta |
| Русский | освежа́ть osvežátʹ, обновля́ть obnovljátʹ |
| العربية | جَدَّدَ jaddada |
verb computing: to cause to refresh a display
| Español | refrescar |
|---|---|
| Português | atualizar, recarregar |
| Ελληνικά | ανανεώνω ananeóno |
noun computing: update of a display
| 한국어 | 새로고침 saerogochim |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | リフレッシュ rifuresshu, 再読み込み saiyomikomi, 更新 kōshi |
| Русский | обновле́ние obnovlénije |
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title = {refresh},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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