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refresh
/rɪˈfrɛʃ/
to restore energy or vitality
After a short nap, she felt completely refreshed.
The nap restored her energy and made her feel awake and revitalized.
general
to restore energy, strength, or vitality
A cold drink can refresh you on a hot day.
A cold drink can restore your energy and make you feel better in hot weather.
The weekend helped him refresh his mind.
The weekend gave him time to relax and regain his mental energy.
Often used for restoring physical or mental energy.
Technology
technical
to update or renew something, especially computer data
Press F5 to refresh the webpage.
Pressing F5 reloads the webpage to show the latest version.
The app needs to be refreshed to get the latest updates.
The app needs to be updated to receive the most recent changes.
Commonly used in computing to reload or update data.
general
to make something look or feel new or improved
A coat of paint can refresh an old room.
Painting an old room can make it look new and improved.
The new decor refreshed the entire space.
The new decorations made the space feel fresh and updated.
Used to describe making something look or feel new.
Collocations
refresh your memoryto remind someone of something they may have forgottenrefresh the pageto reload a webpage to see the latest versionrefresh your mindto relax and regain mental clarity
Related Phrases
Pro Tip
Common Usage
Use 'refresh' for both physical (e.g., a nap) and digital (e.g., a webpage) contexts.
Gold Rule
Technical Context
In computing, 'refresh' typically means to reload or update data.
Word Origin
From Middle English 'refresshen', from Old French 'refreschier', from Latin 'refrigescere' meaning 'to cool again'.
Usage Notes
Can be used both literally (restoring energy) and figuratively (making something new or updated). In technology, it often means to reload or update data.
Word Breakdown
re-
again
prefix-fresh
new or clean
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