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re·fresh

(rĭ-frĕsh′)

v. re·freshed, re·fresh·ing, re·fresh·es

v. tr.

a. To revive or reinvigorate, as with rest, food, or drink: She was refreshed by a quick nap.

b. To renew by stimulation: refresh one's memory; refreshed my French with an online course.

2. To make cool, clean, or moist; freshen up: refreshed the lettuce under the faucet.

3. To fill up again; replenish: refresh a drink.

4. Electronics To renew (the image on a display screen), as by renewing the flow of electrons from the cathode-ray tube: The faster a monitor refreshes images, the less it flickers.

5. Computers

a. To update (the information displayed on a screen), as to reflect the most recent changes to a webpage being viewed.

b. To maintain (data in a dynamic RAM) by sending a new electric pulse to recharge the microchips.

v. intr.

1. To take refreshment.

2. To become fresh again; revive.

[Middle English refresshen, from Old French refreschir : re-, re- + fres, fresche, fresh (of Germanic origin).]

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refresh

(rɪˈfrɛʃ)

1. (usually tr or reflexive) to make or become fresh or vigorous, as through rest, drink, or food; revive or reinvigorate

2. (tr) to enliven (something worn or faded), as by adding new decorations

3. (tr) to stimulate (the memory)

4. (tr) to replenish, as with new equipment or stores

5. (Computer Science) computing to display the latest updated version (of a web page or document); reload

[C14: from Old French refreschir; see re-, fresh]

reˈfreshful adj

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re•fresh

(rɪˈfrɛʃ)

v.t.

1. to renew the vigor or energy of (oneself or another), as with food, drink, or rest.

2. to stimulate (the memory).

3. to reinvigorate or cheer (the mind or spirits).

4. to freshen in appearance, color, etc.

v.i.

5. to take refreshment, esp. food or drink.

6. to become fresh or vigorous again; revive.

[1325–75; Middle English refreschen < Middle French refreschir, Old French. See re-, fresh]

re•fresh′er, n.

refresh

Past participle: refreshed
Gerund: refreshing

Imperative
refresh
refresh

Present
I refresh
you refresh
he/she/it refreshes
we refresh
you refresh
they refresh

Preterite
I refreshed
you refreshed
he/she/it refreshed
we refreshed
you refreshed
they refreshed

Present Continuous
I am refreshing
you are refreshing
he/she/it is refreshing
we are refreshing
you are refreshing
they are refreshing

Present Perfect
I have refreshed
you have refreshed
he/she/it has refreshed
we have refreshed
you have refreshed
they have refreshed

Past Continuous
I was refreshing
you were refreshing
he/she/it was refreshing
we were refreshing
you were refreshing
they were refreshing

Past Perfect
I had refreshed
you had refreshed
he/she/it had refreshed
we had refreshed
you had refreshed
they had refreshed

Future
I will refresh
you will refresh
he/she/it will refresh
we will refresh
you will refresh
they will refresh

Future Perfect
I will have refreshed
you will have refreshed
he/she/it will have refreshed
we will have refreshed
you will have refreshed
they will have refreshed

Future Continuous
I will be refreshing
you will be refreshing
he/she/it will be refreshing
we will be refreshing
you will be refreshing
they will be refreshing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been refreshing
you have been refreshing
he/she/it has been refreshing
we have been refreshing
you have been refreshing
they have been refreshing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been refreshing
you will have been refreshing
he/she/it will have been refreshing
we will have been refreshing
you will have been refreshing
they will have been refreshing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been refreshing
you had been refreshing
he/she/it had been refreshing
we had been refreshing
you had been refreshing
they had been refreshing

Conditional
I would refresh
you would refresh
he/she/it would refresh
we would refresh
you would refresh
they would refresh

Past Conditional
I would have refreshed
you would have refreshed
he/she/it would have refreshed
we would have refreshed
you would have refreshed
they would have refreshed

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Verb	1.	refresh - refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test" brush up, review recall, recollect, remember, call back, call up, retrieve, think - recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
	2.	refresh - make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" freshen ventilate, air out, vent, air - expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
	3.	refresh - become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" refreshen, freshen, freshen up wash up, lave - wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	4.	refresh - make fresh again refreshen, freshen alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" fag out, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary, tire out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, fag, wear - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"

refresh

verb

1. revive, cool, freshen, revitalize, cheer, stimulate, brace, rejuvenate, kick-start (informal), enliven, breathe new life into, invigorate, revivify, reanimate, inspirit The lotion cools and refreshes the skin.

2. replenish, restore, repair, renew, top up, renovate She appeared, her make-up refreshed.

3. stimulate, prompt, renew, jog, prod, brush up (informal) Allow me to refresh your memory.

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refresh

verb

1. To impart renewed energy and strength to (a person):

freshen, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revitalize, revivify.

2. To make new or as if new again:

furbish, recondition, re-create, refurbish, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, restore, revamp.

Idiom: give a new look to.

Translations

يُنْعِش

osvěžitposílit

forfriske

erfrischen erquicken

refrescar

piristäävirkistää

rafraîchir revigorer rafraichir

felfrissítfelüdít

hressa viî

rinfrescare rinvigorire aggiornamento ricaricare

užkandžiai ir gėrimai

atspirdzinātatsvaidzināt

forfriske

refrescar

osvežiti

canlandırmak

使精力恢复使精神振作

refresh

[rɪˈfreʃ] VT

1. [drink, sleep, bath] → refrescar
to refresh sb's memory → refrescar la memoria a algn
to refresh o.s → refrescarse, tomar un refresco

2. (Comput) [+ screen, page] → actualizar

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refresh

[rɪˈfrɛʃ] vt

(= cause to look or feel fresher) [+ skin, feet] → rafraîchir; [+ salad, vegetables] → rafraîchir
Soak your feet in cold water to refresh them → Trempez vos pieds dans l'eau froide pour les rafraîchir.

(= give more energy to) [food, sleep] [+ person] → redonner des forces à
A short nap will refresh you → Un petit somme vous redonnera des forces.

(COMPUTING) [+ web page, screen] → rafraîchir
Click to refresh the page → Cliquez pour rafraîchir la page.

(= renew) [+ supplies] → renouveler

to refresh sb's memory (= remind sb) → rafraîchir la mémoire de qn
Allow me to refresh your memory → Permettez-moi de vous rafraîchir la mémoire.
to refresh one's memory (= remind oneself) → se rafraîchir la mémoire
to refresh one's memory of sth → se remémorer qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

refresh

(drink, bath, sleep, rest) → erfrischen; (meal) → stärken; to refresh oneself (with drink) → eine Erfrischung zu sich (dat) → nehmen; (with a bath) → sich erfrischen; (with food) → sich stärken; (with sleep, rest) → sich ausruhen; to refresh oneself with a glass of beer → zur Erfrischung ein Glas Bier trinken; to refresh one’s memory → sein Gedächtnis auffrischen; let me refresh your memory → ich will Ihrem Gedächtnis nachhelfen

(Comput: command) display → aktualisieren

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refresh

[rɪˈfrɛʃ] vt (subj, drink) → rinfrescare; (food, sleep, bath) → ristorare (fig) (memory) → rinfrescare

refresh

(rəˈfreʃ) verb

to give new strength and energy to; to make (a person etc) feel less hot, tired etc, eg after or during a period of hard work. This glass of cool lemonade will refresh you.

reˈfreshing adjective

1. giving new strength and energy; having a cooling and relaxing effect. a refreshing drink of cold water.

2. particularly pleasing because different from normal. It is refreshing to hear a politician speak so honestly.

reˈfreshingly adverb

reˈfreshments noun plural

food and drink served eg at a meeting. Light refreshments are available in the other room.

refresh someone's memory

to remind (someone) of the facts and details of something.

re·fresh

v. refrescar; renovar, revivir; refrescarse; renovarse.

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It gives, in some particulars, a survey of nearly the whole field of African discovery, and in this way will often serve to refresh the memory of the reader.

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And I will refresh the reader's memory by printing the legend of the Lorelei, too.

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We staid there three weeks to refresh our crew, many of whom were sick.

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- Having been somewhat refreshed with the sleep I had had, and the fit being entirely off, I got up; and though the fright and terror of my dream was very great, yet I considered that the fit of the ague would return again the next day, and now was my time to get something to refresh and support myself when I should be ill; and the first thing I did, I filled a large square case-bottle with water, and set it upon my table, in reach of my bed; and to take off the chill or aguish disposition of the water, I put about a quarter of a pint of rum into it, and mixed them together.

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But she will be happy with you, and if your heart is old and tired, give it into her keeping; she will make it young again, she will refresh it, she will make it sing.

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These are, indeed, designed to supply the place of the said ale, and to refresh the mind, whenever those slumbers, which in a long work are apt to invade the reader as well as the writer, shall begin to creep upon him.

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It was so long since Emma had been at the Abbey, that as soon as she was satisfied of her father's comfort, she was glad to leave him, and look around her; eager to refresh and correct her memory with more particular observation, more exact understanding of a house and grounds which must ever be so interesting to her and all her family.

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In less than a quarter of an hour's time, these hopeful youths had shed about them on the clean boards, a copious shower of yellow rain; clearing, by that means, a kind of magic circle, within whose limits no intruders dared to come, and which they never failed to refresh and re- refresh before a spot was dry.

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"With pleasure," said the Bull, "as soon as you have refreshed yourself a little for the journey.

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A painter who has gazed too long upon some glaring colour, refreshes his dazzled sight by looking upon a darker and more sombre tint; but everything that met Mr Nickleby's gaze wore so black and gloomy a hue, that he would have been beyond description refreshed by the very reverse of the contrast.

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I can lay my hand on my heart, and declare that every page has charmed, refreshed, delighted me.

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As they ascended still higher, there were cool breezes that refreshed and braced them, and springing with new ardor to their task, they at length attained the summit.