freshen

pronunciation

How to pronounce freshen in British English: UK [ˈfreʃn]word uk audio image

How to pronounce freshen in American English: US [ˈfrɛʃən] word us audio image

  • Verb:
    make (to feel) fresh
    become or make oneself fresh again
    make fresh again

Word Origin

freshen (v.)
1690s, "grow brisk, grow stronger" (intransitive), from fresh (adj.1) + -en (1). The earlier verb was simply fresh (mid-14c.). Transitive sense "refresh, revive, renew" is from 1749. Of a drink, "to top off," from 1961. Related: Freshened; freshening.

Example

1. Where can I go and freshen up ?
2. You can easily wear it in ladies room to freshen up .
3. Where cthis I freshen up ?
4. Where canother I freshen up ?
5. Where can I freshen up ?

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