Afresh

Definition: Afresh

Afresh

Adverb

1. Again but in a new or different way; "start afresh"; "wanted to write the story anew"; "starting life anew in a fresh place".

Date "afresh" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Note: Afresh \A*fresh"\, adverb. [Prefix a- fresh.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonym: Afresh

Synonym: anew (adv). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Beginning	Begin again, begin de novo; start afresh, make a fresh start, take it from the top, shuffle the cards, reshuffle the cards, resume, recommence.
Newness	Adverb: newly; Adjective: afresh, anew, lately, just now, only yesterday, the other day; latterly, of late.
Repetition	Adverb: repeatedly, often, again, anew, over again, afresh, once more; ding-dong, ditto, encore, de novo, bis, da capo.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Afresh

English words defined with "afresh": Over again ♦ Refrication. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Bread Afresh, Wine Anew: Sermons by Disciples Women (reference) Discovering God's Will: Experience Afresh How Good God Is (reference) Kalidasa, afresh = Kalidasa-punarnava : Prof. S.N. Rath felicitation volume (reference) London afresh (reference) Mission and Dialogue: Proclaiming the Gospel Afresh in Every Age (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Henry David Thoreau	To regret deeply is to live afresh.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Human Rights	Venezuela	The investigating team was changed three times in 2000, with each new team starting an inquiry afresh. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Warren G. Harding	1921-1923	We must face a condition of grim reality, charge off our losses and start afresh.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Afresh" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Afresh" is used about 208 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	100%	208	21,075

Expression using "afresh": start afresh. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "afresh"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		alweer (again, all over again, anew, once, once more), weer (again, all over again, anew, once, once more, weather). (various references)

Albanian		përsëri (again, all over again, anew, back, more, once more). (various references)

Arabic		‏كرة أخرى, ‏من جديد (anew, newly). (various references)

Bulgarian		отново (again, anew, back, more, newly, over, over again), отначало (all over again, at first, at the beginning, first, initially), наново (again, newly). (various references)

Czech		nanovo. (various references)

Danish		igen (again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

Dutch		alweer (again, all over again, anew, once more), weer (again, all over again, anew, barricade, castrated male sheep, corral, defence, defense, fish corral, fish weir, once more, weather, weir, wether), wederom (again, all over again, anew, once more), weder (again, once more, weather), van voren af aan (again, all over again, anew, once more), opnieuw (again, all over again, anew), nogmaals (again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

Faeroese		av nýggjum (again, all over again, anew), aftur (aback, again, all over again, anew, back, backward, backwards, once more, re-), uppaftur (again, encore, once more, one more time). (various references)

Farsi		ازنو (Again, Anew), دوباره (Again, Anew, Bis). (various references)

Finnish		jälleen (again, all over again, anew, once more, re). (various references)

French		de nouveau. (various references)

Frisian		alwer (again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

German		wieder (again, against, all over again, anew, back, gelesen reread, once more, re-, represented), von neuem (again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

Greek		πάλι (again, anew, anon, encore), εκ νέου (again, anew). (various references)

Hawaiian		sërish (again, all over again, anew, once more), prapë (again, all over again, anew, once more), përsëri (again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

Hebrew		שוב (again, anew, once more, over). (various references)

Hungarian		újra (again, all over again, anew, gin, newly, once more, reinvasion, to call back, to hash, to reassign, to recharge, to re-dress, to re-enter, to refit, to rejoin, to remount, to repack, to restart), ismét (again, all over again, anew, gin, once more), elölről. (various references)

Indonesian		sekali lagi (again, once more), mulai lagi (resume). (various references)

Irish		athuair (again), arís (again), fós (again). (various references)

Italian		di nuovo (again, all over again, anew, once, once more), ancora (again, all over again, anchor, anew, more, once, once more, still, yet). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		御� �算 (starting afresh). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		�"はさ�" (starting afresh). (various references)

Lombard		ancamò (again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

Malay		pula (again, all over again, anew), lagi (again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

Manx		ass-y-noa (anew, newly). (various references)

Norwegian		pånytt (again, all over again, anew, once more), igjen (again, all over again, anew, left, once more). (various references)

Papiamen		atrobe (again, all over again, anew, once more), trobe (again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

Pig Latin		afreshay

Polish		znowu (again, all over again, anew, once more), ponownie (again, all over again, anew, once more), od nowa (again, all over again, anew). (various references)

Portuguese		outravez (encore, once more, one more time), outra vez (again, anew, another time, bis, over again, yet), novamente (again, newly, once more, over and above), denovo (once more), de novo (again, yet). (various references)

Romanian		iar (again, all over again, and, anew, but, newly, next, once more), din nou (again, all over again, anew, eftsoons, newly, next, once more). (various references)

Russian		сызнова (anew), снова (again, more, once again, over). (various references)

Scottish		a rithist (again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		ponovo (again, anew, now and again, re), iznova (again, anew, newly). (various references)

Spanish		de nuevo (again, all over again, anew, back, once more), otra vez (again, all over again, anew, another time, once again, once more). (various references)

Sranan		agen (again, all over again, anew, once more), adyen (again, all over again, anew, once more), baka (again, all over again, anew, back, bake, once more). (various references)

Swahili		tena (again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

Swedish		på nytt (anew), ånyo (again, all over again, anew). (various references)

Tagalog		ulî (again, all over again, anew, once more), mulî (again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

Turkish		yeniden (again, all over, anew, encore, re-), yeni baştan (over again), yíne (again, all over again, anew, once more), tekrar (again, all over, all over again, anew, encore, once more, over, over again, re-, recap, recapitulation, recurrence, reiteration, repeat, repetition, review), bír daha (again, all over again, anew, another, else, once more, other), baştan (all over, anew). (various references)

Ukranian		знову (again, anew, any, back, more, new, newly, next, over, round), знов, заново (freshly, new, newly). (various references)

Vietnamese		lại lần nữa. (various references)

Welsh		o'r newydd (anew), eto (again, albeit, all over again, anew, once more, still, yet), eilwaith (a second time, again). (various references)

Yucatec		ka'teen (again, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	denuo. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	nava. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Hebrews Chapter 6, Verse 6
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai parapesontaV palin anakainizein eiV metanoian anastaurountaV eautoiV ton uion tou qeou kai paradeigmatizontaV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et prolapsi sunt renovari rursus ad paenitentiam rursum crucifigentes sibimet ipsis Filium Dei et ostentui habentes
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	That thei be renewid eftsoone to penaunce. Whiche eftsones crucifien to hem silf the sone of God, and han to scorn.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Yf they faule shuld be renued agayne vnto repentaunce: for as moche as they have (as concerninge them selves) crucified the sonne of God a fresshe makynge a mocke of him.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	If they shall fall away, to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And then let themselves be turned away, it is not possible for their hearts to be made new a second time; because they themselves put the Son of God on the cross again, openly shaming him.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Hebrews Chapter 6, Verse 6
Bulgarian	И така, Авраам, като устоя, получи обещаното.
Cebuano	ug unya managpanibug sila, dili na gayud mahimo ang pagpabalik pa kanila sa paghinulsol, sanglit gituyoan man nila ang paglansang pag-usab sa Anak sa Dios ug pagpakaulaw kaniya sa dayag.
Chinese	若是離棄 �" 理、就不能叫他們從新懊 �" 了． � 為他們把　神的 �' 子重釘十字架、明明的羞辱他。
Croatian	pa otpali, nemoguæe je opet se obnoviti na obraæenje kad oni sami ponovno razapinju Sina Božjega i ruglu ga izvrgavaju.
Danish	da de igen korsfæste sig Guds Søn og stille ham til Spot.
Dutch	En afvallig worden, die, zeg ik, wederom te vernieuwen tot bekering, als welke zichzelven den Zoon van God wederom kruisigen en openlijk te schande maken.
Finnish	ja sitten ovat luopuneet - taas uudistaa parannukseen, he kun jälleen itsellensä ristiinnaulitsevat Jumalan Pojan ja häntä julki häpäisevät.
French	et qui sont tombés, soient encore renouvelés et amenés � la repentance, puisqu`ils crucifient pour leur part le Fils de Dieu et l`exposent � l`ignominie.
German	wo sie abfallen, wiederum zu erneuern zur Buße, als die sich selbst den Sohn Gottes wiederum kreuzigen und für Spott halten.
Haitian Creole	Apre sa, si yo voye konfyans yo nan Bondye jete, pa gen mwayen pou yo tounen vin jwenn Bondye ankò. Paske, yo kloure Pitit Bondye a yon dezyèm fwa sou kwa a. Yo fè l' wont devan tout moun ankò.
Hungarian	És elestek, ismét megújuljanak a megtérésre, mint a kik önmagoknak feszítik meg az Istennek ama Fiát, és meggyalázzák õt.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Tetapi sesudah itu mereka murtad! Mana mungkin membimbing mereka kembali untuk bertobat lagi dari dosa-dosa mereka. Sebab mereka sedang menyalibkan lagi Anak Allah dan membuat Dia dihina di depan umum.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	lalu berpaling, masakan orang itu dibaharukan balik kepada tobat, oleh sebab mereka itu sendiri sudah menyalibkan Anak Allah, serta diberi malu dengan nyata-nyata.
Italian	Tuttavia se sono caduti, è impossibile rinnovarli una seconda volta portandoli alla conversione, dal momento che per loro conto crocifiggono di nuovo il Figlio di Dio e lo espongono all'infamia.
Korean	타 락 한 자 �"� 은 다 시 새 롭 게 하 여 회 개 케 � 수 없 나 니 이 �" 자 기 가 하 나 님 의 아 �"� 을 다 시 십 자 가 에 못 박 아 현 � � 히 욕 을 보 임 이 라
Latvian	Bet atkrituði, vest atkal pie atgrieðanâs; tie Dieva Dçlu, no jauna izzobodami, sit sev krustâ.
Maori	Ki te taka atu ratou, e kore ratou e taea te whakahou ake ki te ripeneta; ka ripekatia houtia hoki te Tama a te Atua e ratou nei ano, ka meinga hoki kia tawaia nuitia.
Modern Greek	και επειτα παραπεσοντες, αδυνατον να ανακαινισθωσι παλιν εις μετανοιαν, ανασταυρουντες εις εαυτους τον Υιον του Θεου και καταισχυνοντες.
Norwegian	da de på ny korsfester Guds Sønn for sig og gjør ham til spott.
Portuguese	e depois caíram, sejam outra vez renovados para arrependimento; visto que, quanto a eles, estão crucificando de novo o Filho de Deus, e o expondo ao vitupério.
Rumanian	wi cari totuw au cqzut, este cu neputinyq sq fie knoiyi iarqw, wi aduwi la pocqinyq, fiindcq ei rqstignesc din nou pentru ei, pe Fiul lui Dumnezeu, wi -L dau sq fie batjocorit.
Shuar	nu shuar nuna nakitiak kanakniaka atak ni tunaarin Enentáimtak ikiuktinian wakerachuk tujinkiattawai. Warí, Ní Enentáijiai Yusa Uchirin Krúsnum Máiniaiti Túrak Ashí iimiainiai natsanmain awajeawai.
Spanish	y después recayeron, sean otra vez renovados para arrepentimiento; puesto que crucifican de nuevo para sí mismos al Hijo de Dios y le exponen a vituperio.
Swahili	kisha wakaiasi imani yao! Haiwezekani kuwarudisha watubu tena, kwa sababu wanamsulubisha tena Mwana wa Mungu na kumwaibisha hadharani.
Swedish	men som ändå hava avfallit -- dem är det omöjligt att återföra till ny bättring, eftersom de på nytt korsfästa Guds Son åt sig och utsätta honom för bespottelse.
Thai	ถ้าเขาเหล่านั้นจะหลงอยู่อย่างนี้ ก็เหลือวิสัยที่จะให้เขากลับใจเสียใหม่อีกไ�"้ เพราะตัวเขาเองไ�"้ตรึงพระบุตรของพระเจ้าเสียอีกแล้ว และไ�"้ทำให้พระองค์ขายหน้าต่อธารกำนัล
Ukrainian	та й відпали, знов відновляти покаянням, коли вдруге вони розпинають у собі Сина Божого та зневажають.
Uma	Hiaa' oti toe, ane tungkai' ngkala'ura-ra ngkai pepangala' -ra, uma-rapa ma'ala ratete' nculii' bona medea-ra ngkai jeko'. Apa' ma'ala-mi ta'uli': mpoparika' nculii' lau-ramo Ana' Alata'ala, pai' raruge' -i hi mata ntodea.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"Afresh" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Afaese, Afrah, Arashi, arfs, aufbruch, Farash, Farukh, mafrash, Naresh. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "afresh" (pronounced ufre"sh)
5	u f r e" sh	refresh.
4	-f r e" sh	fresh.
3	-r e" sh	resh, thresh.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-f-h-r-s"
	-1 letter: fares, fears, fresh, hares, hears, rheas, safer, share, sheaf, shear.
	-2 letters: ares, arfs, arse, ears, eras, fare, fash, fear, fehs, frae, haes, hare, hear, hers, rase, rash, refs, resh, rhea, safe, sear, sera, serf, shea.
	-3 letters: are, arf, ars, ash, ear, efs, era, ers, far, fas, feh, fer, hae, has, her, hes, rah, ras, ref, res, sae, sea, ser, sha, she.
	-4 letters: ae, ah, ar, as, ef, eh, er, es, fa, ha, he, re, sh.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-f-h-r-s"
	+1 letter: chafers, fathers, flasher, hafters.
	+2 letters: chaffers, chamfers, chaufers, farthest, feathers, flashers, flashier, freakish, freshman, parflesh.
	+3 letters: chauffers, farmhouse, fashioner, firehalls, fisherman, flashover, forehands, foreheads, foreshank, franchise, garfishes, gearshift, hangfires, headfirst, oarfishes, ratfishes, refashion, spearfish, wharfages.
	+4 letters: aftermaths, aftershave, aftershock, anglerfish, archerfish, archfiends, boarfishes, chafferers, chauffeurs, crawfished, crawfishes, crayfishes, driveshaft, farmhouses, farsighted, fashioners, fatherless, fatshedera, flashovers, foreshadow, foreshanks, forgathers, frameshift, franchised, franchisee, franchiser, franchises, freakishly, freshwater, gearshifts, godfathers, grayfishes, hardfisted, hausfrauen, hereafters, parfleches, parfleshes, rechauffes, refashions, starfishes, stepfather, threadfins.
	+5 letters: afterbirths, aftershaves, aftershocks, airfreights, beachfronts, cockchafers, driveshafts, enfranchise, farthermost, fatherhoods, fatherlands, fatshederas, featherbeds, featheriest, featherings, featherless, figureheads, fisherwoman, fleahoppers, flycatchers, forefathers, foregathers, foremanship, forereaches, foreshadows, frameshifts, franchisees, franchisers, freightages, freshwaters, harmfulness, housefather, hovercrafts, leafhoppers, pathfinders, pinfeathers, preachifies, prefreshman, raffishness, refashioned, softhearted, spearfished, spearfishes, stepfathers, ultrafiches, wharfingers, wharfmaster.
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