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afresh

adv. manner
B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈfɹɛʃ// UK //ɐfɹˈɛʃ// afresh

adv. starting something again from the very beginning. You use this when you want to forget the past and begin a new process.

adv. starting again from the beginning; anew. Often used to describe a process that is being restarted with a clean slate or without previous bias.


SIMPLE

We need to look at the problem afresh.

CONTEXTUAL

After the failed merger, the company decided to approach the project afresh with a new team.

COMPLEX

The committee agreed to review the evidence afresh, ensuring that no prior assumptions influenced the final verdict of the inquiry.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English a-fresche, equivalent to a- + fresh. Compare Old English afersċean (“to freshen; become fresh”).

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