Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: refresh
IPA transcription: [ɹɪfɹ'ɛʃ]
Pronunciations of refresh
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: refresh, freshen, refreshen
    Meaning: make fresh again
  • Synonyms: freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen_up
    Meaning: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"
  • Synonyms: refresh, freshen
    Meaning: make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us"
  • Synonyms: review, brush_up, refresh
    Meaning: refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test"
Usage examples
  • 'But won't you refresh yourself after your walk, Mr. Jackson?' said Mrs. Bardell persuasively.
  • Once back at the hotel, I opened my Coues's Key to refresh my memory as to the exact appearance of that bird.
  • Quite wearied out, the Prince threw himself upon the ground, while Becafigue went on further in search of fruit wherewith to refresh his royal master.
  • They refresh themselves at one island or another, but especially at those on the south of Cuba; here they careen their vessels, while some hunt, and others cruise in canoes for prizes.
  • I feel it greatly; and though the season is midsummer, I am obliged to dress entirely in a light costume of buckskin, and take Marsalla baths, which refresh me, at least for the while.
  • "I'm so full of happiness, that if Father was only here, I couldn't hold one drop more," said Beth, quite sighing with contentment as Jo carried her off to the study to rest after the excitement, and to refresh herself with some of the delicious grapes the 'Jungfrau' had sent her.
  • Elfrida had scattered handfuls of seeds over the snow in the garden, that the wild birds might have a comfortable breakfast next morning, and had stuffed bundles of dried grasses in the fireplaces, so that the reindeer of Santa Claus could refresh themselves after their long gallops across country.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, License CC BY-SA 4.0