*new |n(y)oō|

adjective

1 not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time : new crop varieties | this tendency is not new | [as n. ] ( the new) a fascinating mix of the old and the new.

• in original condition; not worn or used : check that the wiring is new and in good condition.

• not previously used or owned : a secondhand bus cost a fraction of a new one.

• of recent origin or arrival : a new baby.

• (of food or drink) freshly or recently produced.

• (of vegetables) dug or harvested early in the season : new potatoes.

2 already existing but seen, experienced, or acquired recently or now for the first time : her new bike.

• [ predic. ] ( new to) unfamiliar or strange to (someone) : a way of living that was new to me.

• [ predic. ] ( new to/at) (of a person) inexperienced at or unaccustomed to doing (something) : I'm quite new to gardening.

• different from a recent previous one : I have a new assistant | this would be her new home.

• in addition to another or others already existing : recruiting new pilots overseas.

• [in place names ] discovered or founded later than and named after : New York.

3 just beginning and regarded as better than what went before : starting a new life.

• (of a person) reinvigorated or restored : a bottle of pills would make him a new man.

• ( the new) renewed or reformed : the new South Africa.

• superseding another or others of the same kind, and advanced in method or theory : the new architecture.

• reviving another or others of the same kind : the New Bohemians.

• recently affected or produced by social change : the new rich.