like new

prepositional phrase

Seemingly new; as good as new.

“Make your car run like new.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Seemingly new; as good as new.

    After a thorough shine, your shoes look like new.

  2. As though new; as good as new.

    Make your car run like new.

adjectivelike new (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSeemingly new; as good as new.

    Our like-new refrigerator didn't last the year.

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Cite this entry
APA

like new. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20new

MLA

“like new.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20new. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like new,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20new.

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