HOW TO PRONOUNCE
refresh
/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/
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What does refresh mean?
verb
- To renew or revitalize.
- To become fresh again; to be revitalized.
- To reload (a document, especially a webpage) and show any new changes.
More meanings (6)
verb
- To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.
- To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
- (dated) To take refreshment; to eat or drink.
noun
- The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
- The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data.
- The process of modernizing something.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/
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If the reader no longer has her method of operating in mind, I will beg him to refresh his memory.
Joy means sweet thoughts of Christ, melodious hymns and psalms, praises and thanksgiving, with which Christians instruct, inspire, and refresh themselves.
More book examples (3)
I shall enter here some of my notes, as they may refresh my memory when I talk over my travels with Mina.
But now we are at it, we'll turn into it, and refresh ourselves with a cup of drink, and a little rest.
It should have been sent streaming through the cities of Europe or America, to refresh eyes weary of the pale monotonies of the circus-pageant.