Freshen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make (to feel) fresh

become or make oneself fresh again

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈɛʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈɛʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈɛʃən/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈɛʃən/.

Examples

The cool water refreshed us
She freshened up after the tennis game

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

refresh freshen up refreshen

Antonyms

tire

Parts of Speech

verb	make (to feel) fresh “The cool water refreshed us”
verb	become or make oneself fresh again “She freshened up after the tennis game”
verb	make fresh again

Word Forms

refreshment	noun	activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
refresher	noun	a drink that refreshes
freshener	noun	anything that freshens

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auffrischen

frisch machen (fühlen).

🇫🇷French

rafraîchir

rendre (se sentir) frais

🇪🇸Spanish

refrescar

hacer (sentirse) fresco

🇮🇹Italian

rinfrescare

rendere (sentirsi) fresco

🇳🇱Dutch

opfrissen

fris maken (voelen).

🇵🇹Portuguese

refrescar

fazer (sentir) fresco

🇷🇺Russian

освежить

сделать (чувствовать) свежим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तरोताजा

ताजा महसूस कराना

🇧🇩Bengali

তাজা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

புத்துணர்ச்சி

(உணர) புதியதாக ஆக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫ్రెష్ చేయండి

(అనుభూతి చెందడానికి) తాజాగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ताजे करणे

ताजेतवाने करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

તાજું કરવું

(લાગવું) તાજું બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಾಜಾಗೊಳಿಸು

ತಾಜಾ (ಅನುಭವಿಸಲು) ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുതുതാക്കുക

പുതുമയുള്ളതാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਜ਼ਾ ਕਰੋ

(ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ) ਤਾਜ਼ਾ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

تازہ کرنا

(محسوس کرنے کے لئے) تازہ بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

清新

使（感觉）新鲜

🇯🇵Japanese

リフレッシュする

（気分を）新鮮にする

🇰🇷Korean

상쾌하게 하다

(느낌을) 신선하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tươi mát

làm (cảm thấy) tươi mới

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้สดชื่น

ทำให้(รู้สึก)สดชื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyegarkan

membuat (merasa) segar

🇵🇭Filipino

magpasariwa

gawing sariwa

🇲🇾Malay

menyegarkan

menjadikan (merasa) segar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعيش

اجعل (تشعر) بالانتعاش

🇮🇷Persian

تازه کردن

تازه کردن (احساس کردن)

🇹🇷Turkish

tazelemek

taze yapmak (hissetmek)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְרַעֲנֵן

לעשות (להרגיש) טרי

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The primary meaning of 'freshen' is 'make (to feel) fresh'.

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Using 'freshen' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'freshen' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'freshen' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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