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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make someone feel less... freshenrevitalize Word family Forms refreshedrefreshesunrefreshed Derived forms autorefreshrefreshablerefreshaholicrefresherrefreshful Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown