newly
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new·ly
(no͞o′lē, nyo͞o′-)adv.
1. Not long ago; recently: newly baked bread.
2. Once more; anew: a newly painted room.
3. In a new or different way; freshly: an old idea newly phrased.
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newly
(ˈnjuːlɪ)adv
1. recently; lately or just: a newly built shelf.
2. again; afresh; anew: newly raised hopes.
3. in a new manner; differently: a newly arranged room.
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new•ly
(ˈnu li, ˈnyu-)adv.
1. recently; lately.
2. anew or afresh.
3. in a new manner or form.
[before 900]
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recently
– newly – latelyRecently and newly are both used to indicate that something happened only a short time ago. There is no difference in meaning, but newly can only be used with an '-ed' form, usually in front of a noun.
...the newly elected Government.
On the newly painted white wall was a photograph of the President.
Recently can be used in several positions in a sentence.
... his recently established Internet business.
Recently a performance of Macbeth was given there.
There was recently a formal inquiry.
I have recently re-read all his books.
You can use recently or lately to say that something started happening a short time ago and is continuing to happen. You cannot use newly with this meaning.
They have recently been taking German lessons.
Lately he's been going around with Miranda Watkins.
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| Adv. | 1. | newly - very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes" |
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newly
adverb recently, just, lately, freshly, anew, latterly She was young at the time, and newly married.
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newly
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Translations
حديثاً، مِن وقتٍ قَريب
čerstvěnedávnoprávě
netop
nemrég
nÿlega, nÿ-
newly
[ˈnjuːlɪ] ADV (= recently) → reciénnewly made/arrived/elected → recién hecho/llegado/elegido
the newly independent countries of Africa → los países de África que acababan de conseguir la independencia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
newly
[ˈnjuːli] adv (= recently) [independant, acquired, elected, formed] → nouvellementShe was delighted with her newly acquired computer → Elle était ravie de son ordinateur nouvellement acquis.
the newly independent countries of Africa and Asia → les pays nouvellement indépendants d'Afrique et d'Asie
a newly elected Tory MP → un député tory nouvellement élu
a newly married man → un homme marié de fraîche datenewly-minted [ˌnjuːliˈmɪntɪd] adj [term] → nouvellement admis(e); [person] (to job, post) → nouvellement promu(e)
Spain's Carlos Moya, the newly-minted world No. 1 → l'espagnol Carlos Moya, nouvellement promu numéro un mondialnewly-weds [ˈnjuːliwɛdz] npl → jeunes mariés mplNew Mexico n → Nouveau-Mexique mnew moon n → nouvelle lune fnew-mown [ˌnjuːˈməʊn] adj [grass] → frais coupé(e); [hay] → frais fauché(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
newly
adv → frisch; a newly dug trench → ein frisch gezogener Graben; a newly dug grave → ein frisches Grab; newly made → ganz neu; bread, cake etc → frisch gebacken; road, gardens etc → neu angelegt; newly arrived → neu angekommen; newly awakened → neu erwacht; newly formed/found → neu geschaffen/gefunden; newly married → frisch vermählt; a newly industrialized or industrializing country → ein industrielles Schwellenland
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
newly
[ˈnjuːlɪ] adv (recently) → appena, da poco, di recente; (in a new way) → in modo nuovonewly made → appena fatto/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
new
(njuː) adjective1. having only just happened, been built, made, bought etc. She is wearing a new dress; We are building a new house.
2. only just discovered, experienced etc. Flying in an aeroplane was a new experience for her.
3. changed. He is a new man.
4. just arrived etc. The schoolchildren teased the new boy.
adverb freshly. new-laid eggs.
ˈnewly adverb only just; recently. She is newly married; Her hair is newly cut.
ˈnewcomer noun a person who has just arrived. He is a newcomer to this district.
ˌnewˈfangled (-ˈfӕŋgld) adjective (of things, ideas etc) too new to be considered reliable. newfangled machines.
new to having no previous experience of. He's new to this kind of work.
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