renewal

«renewal» in Mova's school dictionary: Making something new, fresh or strong again — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a renewal, renewals; also uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Making something new, fresh or strong again. tree →

2) Making an agreement, ticket or membership last longer: «library book renewal». tree →

3) (church) Spiritual renewal: Christians believe God renews people's hearts. tree →

4) Rebuilding and improving old parts of a town (urban renewal). tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday: renewal of library books, passports, memberships. In science, spring renewal in nature. In church, «renewal of baptismal vows». Phrases: «up for renewal», «urban renewal», «a sense of renewal».

examples

• My library books are due for renewal. tree →
• Mum sent off the passport renewal form. tree →
• Spring brings renewal to the garden. tree →
• The town centre is going through renewal. tree →
• At Easter, Christians speak of new life and renewal. tree →
• Our club membership is up for renewal next month. tree →

note

Verb «renew». Countable when talking about one act (a renewal); uncountable for the general idea.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «renewal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.