start afresh

verb

To start or restart doing something from the beginning or with a clean slate.

“That was a debacle. We'll start afresh.”

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Meanings

verbstart afresh (third-person singular simple present starts afresh, present participle starting afresh, simple past and past participle started afresh)

present singular third person starts afresh · participle present starting afresh · participle past started afresh · past started afresh

  1. To start or restart doing something from the beginning or with a clean slate.

    That was a debacle. We'll start afresh.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 重新開始 /重新开始
  • 重新開始 /重新开始 (chóngxīn kāishǐ)restart from the beginning
Finnish aloittaa alusta
  • aloittaa alustarestart from the beginning
French reprendre à zéro
  • reprendre à zérorestart from the beginning
Cite this entry
APA

start afresh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20afresh

MLA

“start afresh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20afresh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “start afresh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20afresh.

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