refresh
to provide new vigor and energy by rest, food, etc. (often used reflexively).
to stimulate (the memory).
to make fresh again; reinvigorate or cheer (a person, the mind, spirits, etc.).
to freshen in appearance, color, etc., as by a restorative.
Computers.
to access (the most recent version of a web page) from the internet instead of from the cache: I refreshed the page to see the current stock price before executing my online trade.
to display (an image) repeatedly, as on a CRT, in order to prevent fading.
to read and write (the contents of dynamic storage) at intervals in order to avoid loss of data.
to take refreshment, especially food or drink.
to become fresh or vigorous again; revive.
Origin of refresh
1Other words for refresh
Opposites for refresh
Other words from refresh
- re·fresh·ful, adjective
- re·fresh·ful·ly, adverb
- un·re·freshed, adjective
- well-re·freshed, adjective
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How to use refresh in a sentence
So Washington rose red-eyed and unrefreshed on the 4th of March, 1861.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals | T. C. DeLeonIt was not strange that the morning found Jim unrefreshed, and his patient in a high, delirious fever.
Sevenoaks | J. G. HollandIn the morning, he met Mr. Belcher, feeble and unrefreshed, and with seeming acquiescence received his directions for future work.
Sevenoaks | J. G. HollandHer sleep was troubled; in the morning she rose unrefreshed with a vague fear of something dreadful impending.
Ponce de Leon | William PillingStifling nights in which sleep comes with halting steps and departs leaving us unrefreshed.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas Dewar
British Dictionary definitions for refresh
/ (rɪˈfrɛʃ) /
(usually tr or reflexive) to make or become fresh or vigorous, as through rest, drink, or food; revive or reinvigorate
(tr) to enliven (something worn or faded), as by adding new decorations
(tr) to stimulate (the memory)
(tr) to replenish, as with new equipment or stores
computing to display the latest updated version (of a web page or document); reload
Origin of refresh
1Derived forms of refresh
- refreshful, adjective
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