Definition of refresh Refresh

/ɹɪfɹɛˈʃ/ - [rifresh] - re•fresh

We found 17 definitions of refresh from 6 different sources.

What does refresh mean?

Verb refreshes, refreshing, refreshed
refresh - make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us"
		freshen
		renew, regenerate restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"
		air out, vent, ventilate, air expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers"
refresh - make fresh again
		freshen, refreshen
		tire out, fag out, wear upon, wear down, weary, outwear, jade, fatigue, wear out, fag, tire, wear last longer than others; "This material outwears all others"
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		freshen up, refreshen, freshen, refresh become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"
refresh - refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test"
		review, brush up
		recollect, call back, call up, retrieve, recall, remember, think return or repeat a telephone call; "I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?"; "She left a message but the contractor never called back"
refresh - become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"
		freshen, refreshen, freshen up
		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"
		lave, wash up wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"

= synonym
= antonym
= related word

refresh (Noun)
The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
refresh (Noun)
The update of a display in a web browser or similar software to show the latest version of the data.
refresh (Verb)
To renew or revitalize.
refresh (Verb)
To reload a webpage on the internet.
refresh (Verb)
To cause a web browser or similar software to refresh its display.
refresh (Verb)
To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.

refresh (a.)
To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit, animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to reanimate; as, sleep refreshes the body and the mind.
refresh (a.)
To make as if new; to repair; to restore.
refresh (n.)
The act of refreshing.

refresh
rē-fresh′, v.t. to give new strength, spirit, &c. to: to revive after exhaustion: to enliven: to restore a fresh appearance to.—v.i. to become fresh again: (coll.) to take refreshment, as food and drink.—v.t. Rēfresh′en, to make fresh again.—n. Rēfresh′er, one who, or that which, refreshes: a fee paid to counsel for continuing his attention to a case, esp. when adjourned.—adj. Rēfresh′ful, full of power to refresh: refreshing.—adv. Rēfresh′fully.—p.adj. Rēfresh′ing, reviving, invigorating.—adv. Rēfresh′ingly, in a refreshing manner: so as to revive.—ns. Rēfresh′ingness; Refresh′ment, the act of refreshing: new strength or spirit after exhaustion: that which refreshes, as food or rest—(pl.) usually food and drink.—Refreshment, or Refection, Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent

🔤

Very rare

Rare

Normal

Common

Very Common

Rare

Normal

Common

refresh in sign language