refresh
verb (used with object)
to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively).
refreshed
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past participleof refresh.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof refresh.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
refreshverb (used with object)to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively).
Example Sentences
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The more frequently droplets appear and depart, the more often the surface is refreshed, allowing heat to move through it more efficiently.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
It added it had recently refreshed its standards setting out how services should provide safe and effective care for those with communication needs.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Later, Barragan signed paperwork to change his answers to those deposition questions, saying he “found documents that refreshed my recollection” and that he did, in fact, author the inquiry and request for a criminal investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
It refreshed its Platinum card last year, which has one of the highest annual fees of any Amex card.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Then the johnny pump is blasting cool water everywhere and us and other kids running through it, refreshed and laughing.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
