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anew

adv. manner
C1 Advanced US //əˈnu// UK //ɐnjˈuː// anew Formal Literary

adv. to do something again, but in a different way or with a fresh start. You use this when you want to forget the past and try something from the beginning.

adv. in a new or different way, typically after a period of interruption or failure. Often implies a fresh start or a complete revision of previous efforts.


SIMPLE

After the fire, they had to build their home anew.

CONTEXTUAL

The artist decided to scrap the original sketch and start the portrait anew on a fresh canvas.

COMPLEX

Having spent years in a career that brought him little joy, he moved to a different country to begin his life anew, leaving his old identity behind.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English onew, of newe, from Old English of niowe. By surface analysis, a- (“of, from”) + new.

Usage

Typically placed at the end of a clause or after the verb it modifies.

Pitfall

They started anew the projectThey started the project anewThis adverb usually follows the direct object rather than sitting between the verb and the object.

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