new
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
How often you will meet it
Rank 193 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 124,377 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.059% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered a new lawnew cars
- original and of a kind not seen before also: fresh, novel the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
- lacking training or experience also: raw the new men were eager to fightraw recruits
- having no previous example or precedent or parallel also: unexampled a time of unexampled prosperity
- other than the former one(s); different they now have a new leadersmy new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it
- unaffected by use or exposure it looks like new
new in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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At the sound of her new name Christian started, and she, too, turned scarlet.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Johnny's father that afternoon mounted his new saddle-horse and rode through the afternoon lights and shadows of spring.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The old was definite enough and he knew how to handle it, but the new bothered him sorely.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Arrived at the great building among whose offices was that of Walter McAndrew, Attorney-at-Law, Gloria's thoughts were turned into a new channel.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1