Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: renew
IPA transcription: [ɹɪn'u]
Pronunciations of renew
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: regenerate, renew
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: reincarnate, renew
    Meaning: cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market"
Usage examples
  • "I shall be proud to renew my acquaintance."
  • "Why don't you renew the acquaintance?" said Dolokhov to Rostov.
  • "Then I'm to understand--definitely--that you DO renew your offer?" she asked
  • This had been a subject much discussed between them, but on the present occasion Miss Grey would not renew it.
  • One of the Locusts whereof I renew the supply at intervals in the cages is caught in the cords of the great entrance-hall.
  • Tom was glad that Mrs. Nestor did not renew her request to him to get out the reserve food supply from what remained in the wreck of the airship.
  • "I am glad to encounter thee, friend," continued the maiden, waving her hand to the stranger to proceed, as she urged her Narragansett to renew its amble.
  • Both sides were not a little surprised to find that they must again renew the combat for that victory which each of them thought they had already obtained.
  • At the door of the church she turned once as though to renew her preposterous charges, but contented herself merely with a single glance towards them of malignant hate.
  • In this I succeeded beyond my expectations, sleeping until my companions, who had not been so fortunate, aroused me at daybreak to renew our attempts at getting up provisions from the hull.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Battle of Fredericksburg, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0