afresh

[uh-fresh]

adverb

1. anew; once more; again.

   to start afresh.

afresh

/ əˈfrɛʃ /

adverb

1. once more; once again; anew

Word History and Origins

Origin of afresh¹

First recorded in 1500–10; a- ² + fresh

Example Sentences

She wept afresh, with joy this time, and embraced her husband once more.

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But the lady had endless trouble deciding what to say; she kept starting and stopping and rewording what Penelope had already written down, until page after page was ruined and had to be copied afresh.

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In that spirit, we asked players, pundits and even referees what football could look like if we ripped up the rulebook and started afresh.

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As the darker evenings loom we're likely to spend more time inside making it a natural time to start looking at our homes afresh and to think about decluttering.

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There were issues throughout last season, but this year offered the Jets a chance to start afresh after going all in on Rodgers did not work out.

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