afresh

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ʌˈfɹɛʃ/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Adverb

afresh (comparative more afresh, superlative most afresh)

Anew; again; once more.
Synonym: newly

We ditched the original design and decided to start afresh.

Derived terms

start afresh

Translations

anew; again

Bulgarian: отново (bg) (otnovo), наново (bg) (nanovo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: (of future events) 再 (zh) (zài), (of past events) 又 (zh) (yòu), (once again) 再...一遍 (zh) (zai4... yíbiàn), 重新 (zh) (chóngxīn)
Danish: på ny
Finnish: uudestaan (fi)
Galician: de novo, novamente
Gothic: 𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌰 (iupana)
Latin: dēnuō
Norwegian:
Bokmål: på nytt

Nynorsk: på ny, på nytt
Russian: заново (ru) (zanovo)
Scottish Gaelic: às ùr
Spanish: de nuevo (es), otra vez (es)
Swedish: ånyo (sv), på nytt (sv)
Tocharian B: eñwetstse

Anagrams

Shafer, ferash, freash