refresh

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/ UK /ɹiˈfɹɛʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #13763

Meanings

1

verb
To make someone feel less tired and more energetic.

The cool water refreshed us after the long walk.
2

verb
To load a webpage again so it shows the latest changes.

She refreshed the page to see if any new messages had arrived.
3

verb
To help someone remember something.

Let me refresh your memory about what we agreed last week.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make someone feel less... freshenrevitalize

Word family

Forms refreshedrefreshesunrefreshed

Derived forms autorefreshrefreshablerefreshaholicrefresherrefreshful

Etymology

From Middle English refreshen, refreschen, refrisschen, from Old French refrescher (“to refresh”) (modern French rafraîchir), equivalent to re- + fresh.

refreshen Middle English refrescher Old French

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Actions & Processes

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# refresh

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹiˈfɹɛʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 13763

## Meanings
1. To make someone feel less tired and more energetic.
2. To load a webpage again so it shows the latest changes.
3. To help someone remember something.

## Examples
- The cool water refreshed us after the long walk.
- She refreshed the page to see if any new messages had arrived.
- Let me refresh your memory about what we agreed last week.

## Derived Forms
- autorefresh
- refreshable
- refreshaholic
- refresher
- refreshful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: refreshen
- Root: refrescher

## Etymology
From Middle English refreshen, refreschen, refrisschen, from Old French refrescher (“to refresh”) (modern French rafraîchir), equivalent to re- + fresh.

## AI Etymology
Refresh comes from Middle English refreshen, refreschen, refrisschen, from Old French refrescher (“to refresh”) (modern French rafraîchir), equivalent to re- + fresh. Modern senses include to make someone feel less tired and more energetic. and to load a webpage again so it shows the latest changes.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as autorefresh, refreshable, refreshaholic, refresher, and refreshful.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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