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renew

re·new
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-noo, -nyoo]
    • /rɪˈnu, -ˈnyu/
    • /rɪˈnjuː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-noo, -nyoo]
    • /rɪˈnu, -ˈnyu/

Definitions of renew word

  • verb with object renew to begin or take up again, as an acquaintance, a conversation, etc.; resume. 1
  • verb with object renew to make effective for an additional period: to renew a lease. 1
  • verb with object renew to restore or replenish: to renew a stock of goods. 1
  • verb with object renew to make, say, or do again. 1
  • verb with object renew to revive; reestablish. 1
  • verb with object renew to recover (youth, strength, etc.). 1

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Origin of renew

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
First recorded in 1325-75, renew is from the Middle English word renewen. See re-, new

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Renew

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

renew popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

renew usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for renew

verb renew

  • be-thought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
  • bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
  • bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
  • brace up — to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
  • bring to — If you bring someone to when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.

Antonyms for renew

verb renew

  • exhaust — Drain (someone) of their physical or mental resources; tire out.
  • lapse — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.

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