fresh

noun

1

: an increased flow or rush (as of water) : freshet

2

archaic : a stream, spring, or pool of fresh water

Examples of fresh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

College seniors Laila Edwards, Lacey Eden and Kirsten Simms are coming into the draft fresh off Wisconsin’s Frozen Four championship this spring. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026

Keep your laundry fresh and your machine running smoothly by avoiding this common detergent mistake. —Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 22 Apr. 2026

Pour the liquid into a spray bottle and treat your plants with it, reapplying when needed to keep the scent fresh. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026

The stainless steel grinding bowl is removable and comes with a storage lid to keep ground coffee fresh. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing fresh

• breath of fresh air
• fresh as a daisy
• fresh blood
• fresh breeze
• fresh-faced
• fresh gale
• fresh in one's mind
• fresh/just off the boat
• fresh out
• fresh out of/from
• fresh water
• make a fresh/new start

Rhymes for fresh

• creche
• flesh
• lesch
• mesh
• resh
• thresh
• afresh
• horseflesh
• refresh
• gilgamesh

Kids Definition

fresh

adjective

ˈfresh

1

a

: not frozen, canned, or pickled

fresh fish

fresh vegetables

b

: not stale, sour, or spoiled

fresh bread

c

: not worn, dirty, or wrinkled

a fresh shirt

2

a

: not salt

fresh water

b

: pure entry 1 sense 1, invigorating

fresh air

c

: fairly strong : brisk

fresh breeze

3

a

: newly made or received

a fresh wound

b

: new entry 1 sense 6

make a fresh start

c

: remaining clear or vivid

fresh in my mind

4

: behaving or talking in a rude or disrespectful way

don't get fresh with me

freshly adverb

freshness noun

Legal Definition

fresh

adjective

1

a

: free of the detrimental effects of delay (as the fading of memories)

b

: characterized by promptness

2

: experienced, made, or received newly or anew

a resumed interrogation requiring fresh Miranda warnings