different between rekindle vs new

English

Etymology

re- +? kindle

Pronunciation

Verb

rekindle (third-person singular simple present rekindles, present participle rekindling, simple past and past participle rekindled)

1. (transitive) To kindle again.
2. (intransitive) To be kindled or ignited again.
3. (transitive, figuratively) To revive.

Translations

Anagrams

• Elderkin, delinker, linkered, nerdlike, relinked

English

Etymology

From Middle English newe, from Old English n?ewe, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”), from *néwos.

Compare also Old English n? (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo and novuss.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nju?/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /n(j)u/
• (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /nj??/
• Homophones: gnu, knew, nu
• Rhymes: -u?

Adjective

new (comparative newer, superlative newest)

1. Recently made, or created.

2. Additional; recently discovered.

3. Current or later, as opposed to former.

4. Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.

5. In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.

6. Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.

7. Newborn.

8. Of recent origin; having taken place recently.

9. Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.

10. Recently arrived or appeared.

11. Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.

12. (of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.

Synonyms

• (recently made, created, or appeared): brand new, recent
• (additional, recently discovered): recent
• (current or later): current
• (in original condition, pristine): brand new, brand spanking new, mint, pristine
• (refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed): born-again, reformed, refreshed, reinvigorated, revived
• (newborn): newborn, young
• (of recent origin): fresh
• (strange, unfamiliar): strange, unfamiliar
• (recently arrived or appeared): novel, singular
• (inexperienced, unaccustomed): brand new, green
• See also Thesaurus:new

Antonyms

• (recently made, created, or appeared): ancient, dated, old
• (additional, recently discovered): dated, old
• (current or later): former, old
• (distinguishing something established more recently): old
• (in original condition, pristine): old, used, worn
• (refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed): old
• (young): old
• (of recent origin): original, previous
• (strange, unfamiliar): familiar, old
• (recently arrived or appeared): established
• (inexperienced, unaccustomed): accustomed, experienced, expert

Hyponyms

• brand new

Derived terms

Translations

See new/translations § Adjective.

Adverb

new (comparative more new, superlative most new)

1. Newly (especially in composition).

   new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown

2. As new; from scratch.

   They are scraping the site clean to build new.

Related terms

• new-

Noun

new (usually uncountable, plural news)

1. Things that are new.

   Out with the old, in with the new.

2. (Australia) A kind of light beer.
3. (Britain, naval slang) A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.
   • 1956, Naval Review (London) (volume 44, page 286)

     In the Britannia "news" were worms, to be trodden on […]

Verb

new (third-person singular simple present news, present participle newing, simple past and past participle newed)

1. (programming) Synonym of new up
2. (obsolete) To make new; to recreate; to renew.

Derived terms

• benew
• new up
• renew

References

• new on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Wen, wen

German

Adjective

new (comparative newer, superlative am newesten or am newsten)

1. Obsolete spelling of neu
   • 1552, Hans Gerle, Ein Newes sehr künstlichs Lautenbuch (printed in Nürnberg)
   • 1581, Ein new Kochbuch / Das ist Ein grundtliche beschreibung […] (printed in Frankfurt am Main)
   • 1629, Johann Deucer, Ein Newes, Schönes, sehr Nützliches Betbuch (printed in Leipzig)
   • 1653, Ein newes Lied: Welches bey der Römischen Königlichen Crönung Ferdinandi deß Vierten in Regenspürg den 18. Junij 1653 ist musiciert worden
   • 1706, Moritz Pfleyer, Gedeonische Wunder-Fakel auff ein newes entzündt in dem glorwürdigen heiligen Blut-Zeugen Christi Leontio

Declension

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English new. Doublet of ??? (ny?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??????]

Noun

new(???) • (ny?) 

1. new

See also

• ?(??) (shin-)
• ?(??) (n?-)

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nye·wi (“four”).

Numeral

new

1. four

Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa. Related to Persian ??? (noh).

Numeral

new

1. nine