refresh
/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display.
verb
To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
noun
The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
Example Sentences
- "Sleep refreshes the body and the mind."
- "Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed."
- "She refreshed the page. She was still the high bidder. Good."
- "You can save your code, refresh your browser, and see a change instantly. This simple trick turns a lowly web browser into a development environment […]"
- "We got within two miles of there, and stopped in the woods out of sight, where we refreshed with some brandy, and gave the two boys very large portions."
- "Experiences such as the Al Qaeda threat have provided a taste of how the landscape may have changed very fundamentally. Do these changes spell the end of the Cycle as a useful concept, or does it just need a refresh?"
Etymology
From Middle English refreshen, refreschen, refrisschen, from Old French refrescher (“to refresh”) (modern French rafraîchir), equivalent to re- + fresh.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/
- British English: /ɹiˈfɹɛʃ/