fresh (fresher comparative) (freshest superlative )
1 adj A fresh thing or amount replaces or is added to a previous thing or amount.
ADJ n
(=new)
He asked Strathclyde police, which carried out the original investigation, to make fresh inquiries..., I need a new challenge and a fresh start somewhere else.
2 adj Something that is fresh has been done, made, or experienced recently.
There were no fresh car tracks or footprints in the snow..., With the memory of the bombing fresh in her mind, Eleanor became increasingly agitated.
3 adj Fresh food has been picked or produced recently, and has not been preserved, for example by being frozen or put in a tin.
...locally caught fresh fish., ...fresh fruit.
4 adj If you describe something as fresh, you like it because it is new and exciting.
(=original)
These designers are full of fresh ideas., ...a fresh image.
5 adj If you describe something as fresh, you mean that it is pleasant, bright, and clean in appearance.
Gingham fabrics always look fresh and pretty.
6 adj If something smells, tastes, or feels fresh, it is clean or cool.
usu ADJ n
The air was fresh and for a moment she felt revived.
7 adj Fresh water is water that is not salty, for example the water from rivers or lakes.
8 adj If you say that the weather is fresh, you mean that it is fairly cold and windy.
It was a fine, fresh summer morning..., Outside the breeze was fresh and from the north.
9 adj If you feel fresh, you feel full of energy and enthusiasm.
usu v-link ADJ
It's vital we are as fresh as possible for those matches...
10 adj Fresh paint is not yet dry.
(AM)
in BRIT, use wet
11 adj If you are fresh from a particular place or experience, you have just come from that place or you have just had that experience. You can also say that someone is fresh out of a place. v-link ADJ from/out of n
(=straight) I returned to the office, fresh from Heathrow..., From what I've heard he started wheeling and dealing fresh out of college.
fresh-
Fresh- is added to past participles in order to form adjectives which describe something as having been recently made or done. comb in adj ADJ n
...a vase of fresh-cut flowers., ...a meadow of fresh-mown hay.
fresh air
You can describe the air outside as fresh air, especially when you mean that it is good for you because it does not contain dirt or dangerous substances. n-uncount also the N
`Let's take the baby outside,' I suggested. `We all need some fresh air.'
