[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/new.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / new [← N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/N/) # new «new» in Mova's school dictionary: **just made, just bought or not used before** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech adjective (new, newer, newest); adverb (in new-born, new-laid) ### meaning for a pupil 1) New means just made, just bought or not used before. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#m1) 2) New means not seen, known or done before. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#m2) 3) New means just arrived or just started, like a new pupil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#m3) 4) New can mean different from the one before. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#m4) 5) (casual) «What's new?» means how are you, what has happened; «brand new», «spanking new» mean very new. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#m5) 6) (casual) «The new kid», «newbie», «noob» (gaming slang) is someone who has just started; «noob» can be a put-down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#m6) 7) (euphemism) «Pre-owned», «pre-loved» and «nearly new» are polite words for used or second-hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#m7) 8) (formal) Exams say «additional», «newly acquired», «recently admitted», «a further», «novel» and «unprecedented». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#m8) ### sense in the lessons marks things that are added: new books, new toys, new apps; in stories a new start, a new friend or a new school; phrases «brand new», «new to», «what's new?», «New Year», «as good as new», «new-born»; in casual talk «what's new?», «new kid», «newbie», «that's new» (that's surprising); in rough talk «you noob, you counted the same one twice»; in the exam voice «8 additional pupils were admitted», «newly acquired volumes», «a further 5 units» ### examples - He bought 5 new books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#x1) - She got 12 new crayons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#x2) - How many new apps did he download? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#x3) - There are 8 new students. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#x4) - My shoes are brand new. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#x5) - We moved to a new town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#x6) - Let's be kind to the new girl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#x7) - After washing, the bike looked as good as new. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#x8) - What's new? Got 3 new games, wanna see? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#x9) - You noob, you counted the same sheep twice! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#x10) - The bike's pre-loved, only 40 bucks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#x11) - A library of 120 volumes is supplemented by 30 newly acquired volumes. State the aggregate holding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#x12) - "New times now; all is changed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/#x13) ### note A sign of something added to the old amount. «additional», «a further» and «newly acquired» in an exam also add. Trap: «old» and «new» are kinds; «how many new» asks only for the added part. «pre-loved» and «nearly new» mean used. «New» sounds like «knew» (past of «know»). The opposite is «old» or «used». ### In the corpora - [Starting a new job means learning new systems, names and rules all at once, so people come home tired.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/18/) - [Living in a home costs money every single month, even when nobody buys anything new.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/0/) - [Families move house for many reasons: a new job, more room, a cheaper rent, or because a tenancy ends.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/0/) - [A welcome card from new neighbours is a friendly hello, and getting on with neighbours makes life easier.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/18/) - [That new person is called their partner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/16-new-partners-and-step-families/1/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «new» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/new/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.