Fresh Freʃ Vegetables I Time Nice Cold Adjective

• is this milk fresh?
• fresh bread/flowers
• eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
• vegetables fresh from the garden

fresh

1. recently produced or picked and not frozen, dried or preserved in tins or cans
• Is this milk fresh?
• fresh bread/flowers
• Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
• vegetables fresh from the garden
• Our chefs use only the freshest produce available.
2. made or experienced recently
• fresh tracks in the snow
• Let me write it down while it's still fresh in my mind.
3. new or different in a way that adds to or replaces something
• fresh evidence
• I think it's time we tried a fresh approach.
• a fresh coat of paint
• The government is said to be taking a fresh look at the matter.
• They will lose no time in holding fresh elections.
• Fresh towels are provided every day.
• Could we order some fresh coffee?
• This is the opportunity he needs to make a fresh start (= to try something new after not being successful at something else).
4. pleasantly clean, pure or cool
• a toothpaste that leaves a nice fresh taste in your mouth
• Let's go and get some fresh air (= go outside where the air is cooler).
• Her hair smelled fresh and newly washed.
5. containing no salt
• see also freshwater
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/freshwater
• There is a shortage of fresh water on the island.
6. quite strong and cold
• synonym brisk
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/brisk
• a fresh breeze
• The winds are likely to get fresher towards the end of the day.
7. quite cold with some wind
• It's fresh this morning, isn't it?
8. looking clear, bright and attractive
• He looked fresh and neat in a clean white shirt.
• a collection of summer dresses in fresh colours
• Regular facials help to keep the skin looking clean and fresh.
• The yellow paint makes the kitchen look much fresher.
• a fresh complexion
9. full of energy
• See related entries: Energetic
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/energetic/fresh_1
• Regular exercise will help you feel fresher and fitter.
• I managed to sleep on the plane and arrived feeling as fresh as a daisy.
10. having just come from a particular place; having just had a particular experience
• students fresh from college
• fresh from her success at the Olympic Games
11. rude and too confident in a way that shows a lack of respect for somebody or a sexual interest in somebody
• Don't get fresh with me!

Extra Examples

• Mushrooms don’t stay fresh for long.
• Put it in the fridge to keep it fresh.
• The croissants are nice and fresh.
• There’s some cold beef and a nice fresh loaf.
• I think it’s time we tried a fresh approach to the problem.
• Let me write it down while it’s still fresh in my mind.
• The defence have found fresh evidence that could form the basis of an appeal.
• The government is said to be taking a fresh look at the matter.
• The whole place needs a fresh coat of paint.
• There were fresh tracks through the snow.
• These vegetables are fresh from the garden.
• This is the opportunity he needs to make a fresh start.

Word Origin

• Old English fersc ‘not salt, fit for drinking’, superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French freis, fresche; both ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Dutch vers and German frisch.