new

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• adjective Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent.
• adjective Still fresh.
• adjective Never used or worn before now.
• adjective Just found, discovered, or learned.
• adjective Not previously experienced or encountered; novel or unfamiliar.
• adjective Different from the former or the old.
• adjective Recently obtained or acquired.
• adjective Additional; further.
• adjective Recently arrived or established in a place, position, or relationship.
• adjective Changed for the better; rejuvenated.
• adjective Being the later or latest in a sequence.
• adjective Currently fashionable.
• adjective In the most recent form, period, or development.
• adjective Inexperienced or unaccustomed.
• adjective Of or relating to a new moon.
• adverb Freshly; recently. Often used in combination.

from The Century Dictionary.

• Newly; lately; recently.
• Anew.
• [New is much used adverbially in composition: as, in new- born, new -droppedj new -made, new -grown, new -formed, new -found.)]
• To make new; renew.
• To renew itself; become new.
• Lately or freshly made, invented, produced, grown, or in any way or by any means come into being or use; novel; recent; having existed a short time only: opposed to old, and used of things: as, a new coat; a new book; a new fashion; a new idea; new wine; new cheese; new potatoes.
• Lately introduced to knowledge; not before known; recently discovered: as, a new metal; a new species of animals or plants.
• Appearing in a changed character or condition, or in a changed aspect of opinion, feeling, or health, resulting from the influence of a change in the dominant idea, principle, or habit; changed from the former state, physical, mental, moral, or spiritual, of the same person.
• [In the following extract used substantively:
• Not habituated; unfamiliar; unaccustomed: as, he is new to his surroundings; a statement new to me.
• Other than the former or the old; different ; not the same as before: as, a new horse.
• Freshly emerged from any condition or the effects of any event.
• Not previously well known; not belonging to a well-known family, or not long known to history: as, new people.
• Not used before, or recently brought into use; not second-hand: as, a new copy of a book; new furniture.
• Recently begun; starting afresh: as, a new moon.
• Retaining original freshness; unimpaired.
• Not the old; distinguished from the old while named after it: used specifically in place-names: as, New York; New London; New Guinea.
• Modern; in present use: as, New High German; New Latin; New Greek.
• Synonyms New, Novel, Modern, Fresh, Recent, Late. In this connection new is opposed to old; novel to familiar; modern to ancient, medieval, antiquated, old-fashioned; fresh to stale; recent and late to early. New is the general word; that which is novel is unexpected, strange, striking, often in new form, but also pleasing: as, a novel combination of old ideas; that which is modern and fresh exists at the time referred tu; that which is recent or late is separated from the time of action by only a short interval: as, the late ministry, a recent arrival, recent times.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• verb obsolete To make new; to renew.
• adverb Newly; recently.
• adverb [Obs.] anew.
• adjective Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old
• adjective Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered
• adjective Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from what has been
• adjective As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent.
• adjective Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously known or famous.
• adjective Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.
• adjective Fresh from anything; newly come.
• adjective See under Birth.
• adjective the church holding the doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. See Swedenborgian.
• adjective (Theol.) a heart or character changed by the power of God, so as to be governed by new and holy motives.