fresh
part of speech
adjective (fresh, fresher, freshest); adverb (fresh from, freshly)
meaning for a pupil
1) Of food: recently made, picked or caught, not old or spoiled: fresh bread, fresh fruit. tree →
2) New or different: a fresh page, a fresh start. tree →
3) Of air or water: clean and cool; fresh water is not salty. tree →
4) Clean and not used: fresh towels, fresh clothes. tree →
5) Feeling rested and full of energy. tree →
6) Of weather: cool and a bit windy. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Fresh ears of grain are the kind used for the first-fruits offering, which tradition links to the new harvest being offered to God first. In the primary lessons: In health: fresh fruit and vegetables are good for you; check food is fresh, not mouldy, and look at the use-by label. In science: fresh water (rivers, lakes) versus salt water (sea); most of Earth's water is salty. In everyday life: open the window for fresh air; start fresh. Phrases: fresh air, fresh water, freshwater fish, a fresh start, fresh from the oven, freshly made, keep fresh.
examples
- And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, making the white appear which was in the rods. (Torah GEN.30.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- And if thou bring a meal-offering of first-fruits unto the LORD, thou shalt bring for the meal-offering of thy first-fruits corn in the ear parched with fire, even groats of the fresh ear. (Torah LEV.2.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- he shall abstain from wine and strong drink: he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried. (Torah NUM.6.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow shall be renewed in my hand.' (Writings JOB.29.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. (Prophets JDG.16.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Samson said unto her: 'If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as any other man.' (Prophets JDG.16.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- The bread is fresh from the oven. tree →
- Let's go outside for some fresh air. tree →
- Rivers and lakes are fresh water. tree →
- Keep the milk in the fridge so it stays fresh. tree →
- Turn to a fresh page in your book. tree →
- After a good sleep I feel fresh. tree →
- We bought fresh strawberries at the market. tree →
- Put on fresh socks after PE. tree →
- Tomorrow is a fresh start. tree →
- Fresh roses were scattered over her. tree →
note
Comparisons: fresher, freshest. Opposites: stale (bread), off or rotten (food), salt (water), tired (people). «Freshwater» is one word as an adjective (freshwater fish). Fresh does not mean cold, though fresh air often feels cool.
In the corpora
- My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow shall be renewed in my hand.'
- Nobody typed the chatbot's answers in one by one; each answer is produced fresh when you ask.
- The Antarctic ice sheet is over 4 km thick in places and holds about 70 per cent of the world's fresh water.
- A chimpanzee bends branches into a fresh bed every single night, a bit like making your bed but starting with a tree.
- Fresh cocoa beans taste bitter and smell of chocolate only after fermenting, drying and roasting.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fresh» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.