Food / A1

FRESH/freʃ/

Fresh means newly made, picked, or clean: fresh bread, fresh fruit, fresh air. Frozen and tinned are opposites for food. Refreshing is about a drink or shower, later. Fresh water is not sea water. A fresh start is a new beginning.

Meaning

New, clean, or recently made or picked; not old or from a packet.

Examples

• “I like fresh fruit.”
• “Is this juice fresh?”
• “Open the window for some fresh air.”

Good to know

fresh bread/fruit/air. Contrast: frozen, tinned. fresh water ≠ sea water.

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