afresh

Everyday

1. Again from the beginning, in a new way. tree →
2. Once more, newly. tree →

In the lessons

Used in stories and instructions when someone starts something over: start afresh, look at it afresh. It tells the reader there is a new start or a fresh view. Common in school when work goes wrong and you begin again. Phrases: start afresh, begin afresh, look at something afresh.

Examples

• I made a mess of my drawing, so I started afresh. tree →
• After the argument, the friends decided to begin afresh. tree →
• The family moved to Australia to start life afresh. tree →
• Look at the problem afresh tomorrow and you might see the answer. tree →
• The snow had fallen afresh in the night. tree →
• Let's read the question afresh and check each step. tree →
• The new term is a chance to start afresh. tree →
• And the woman began to weep afresh. tree →

Note

Adverb, so it describes the verb (start afresh). Similar: anew, again, from scratch. A little formal or bookish; in speech people say "start again" or "start over" (US).

In Jewish tradition

Used in stories and instructions when someone starts something over: start afresh, look at it afresh. It tells the reader there is a new start or a fresh view. Common in school when work goes wrong and you begin again. Phrases: start afresh, begin afresh, look at something afresh.

Examples

• My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin closeth up and breaketh out afresh. (Writings JOB.7.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Adverb, so it describes the verb (start afresh). Similar: anew, again, from scratch. A little formal or bookish; in speech people say "start again" or "start over" (US).