- 1[transitive] refresh somebody/yourself to make somebody feel less tired or less hot The long sleep had refreshed her. The following morning she awoke refreshed. He refreshed himself with a cool shower.
- 2[transitive] refresh something (informal, especially North American English) to fill somebody’s glass or cup again Let me refresh your glass. He went into the kitchen to refresh their drinks.
- 3[transitive] refresh your/somebody’s memory to remind yourself/somebody of something, especially with the help of something that can be seen or heard synonym jog He had to refresh his memory by looking at his notes.
- 4[transitive, intransitive] refresh (something) (computing) to make the most recent information show, for example on an Internet page Click here to refresh this document. The page refreshes automatically. Wordfindercommandcommand, connect, desktop, drag, enter, insert, refresh, scroll, select, toggle See related entries: Using a computer Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French refreschier, from re- ‘back’ + fres(che) ‘fresh’.
refresh
verbBrE BrE//rɪˈfreʃ//; NAmE NAmE//rɪˈfreʃ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they refresh BrE BrE//rɪˈfreʃ//; NAmE NAmE//rɪˈfreʃ//
he / she / it refreshes BrE BrE//rɪˈfreʃɪz//; NAmE NAmE//rɪˈfreʃɪz//
past simple refreshed BrE BrE//rɪˈfreʃt//; NAmE NAmE//rɪˈfreʃt//
past participle refreshed BrE BrE//rɪˈfreʃt//; NAmE NAmE//rɪˈfreʃt//
-ing form refreshing BrE BrE//rɪˈfreʃɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//rɪˈfreʃɪŋ//
Using a computerCheck pronunciation: refresh
