refresh
verb/rɪˈfreʃ/
/rɪˈfreʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they refresh | /rɪˈfreʃ/ /rɪˈfreʃ/ |
| he / she / it refreshes | /rɪˈfreʃɪz/ /rɪˈfreʃɪz/ |
| past simple refreshed | /rɪˈfreʃt/ /rɪˈfreʃt/ |
| past participle refreshed | /rɪˈfreʃt/ /rɪˈfreʃt/ |
| -ing form refreshing | /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/ /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] refresh somebody/yourself to make somebody feel less tired or less hot
- The long sleep had refreshed her.
- The following morning she awoke refreshed.
- He refreshed himself with a cool shower.
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- [transitive] refresh something (especially North American English, informal) to fill somebody’s glass or cup again
- Let me refresh your glass.
- He went into the kitchen to refresh their drinks.
- [transitive] refresh your/somebody’s memory to remind yourself/somebody of something, especially with the help of something that can be seen or heard synonym jog
- He had to refresh his memory by looking at his notes.
- [transitive, intransitive] refresh (something) (computing) to make the most recent information show, for example on an internet page
- Click here to refresh this document.
- The page refreshes automatically.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French refreschier, from re- ‘back’ + fres(che) ‘fresh’.
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