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afresh

American  
[uh-fresh] / əˈfrɛʃ /

adverb

  1. anew; once more; again.

    to start afresh.
afresh British  
/ əˈfrɛʃ /

adverb

  1. once more; once again; anew

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of afresh

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

Example Sentences

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But for post-war Germany, it was all about starting afresh.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The Villa Stuck reopened to the public in October following a $16 million renovation—the first in 20 years—that allows visitors to appreciate the artist’s gutsy genius afresh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

I think you are right to look at moving to a new home and starting afresh.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

It is the only Slam missing from his resume and the 22-year-old will start afresh with a new coach after his shock split from Juan Carlos Ferrero, who mentored him since he was 15.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

I lay still a while: the night-wind swept over the hill and over me, and died moaning in the distance; the rain fell fast, wetting me afresh to the skin.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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