refresh
Make someone feel less tired
to help someone, or yourself, feel better and less tired or hot, for example by resting or washing
to refresh [someone/yourself]
- A cold shower will refresh you after the long run.
- She stepped outside for a moment to refresh herself in the cool air.
- A short nap in the afternoon can really refresh your mind.
- He washed his face to refresh himself before the meeting.
- This light fruit salad is just enough to refresh you on a hot day.
- I drink cold water to refresh myself after work.
- He opened the window to refresh the hot room.
- She took a quick shower to refresh herself.
- A short break will refresh your mind.
- We sat in the shade to refresh our bodies.
Reload a digital page or data
to make a web page, screen, or app load again so you can see new or updated information
to refresh [a page/screen/feed]
- If the video does not start, try refreshing the page.
- The dashboard refreshes automatically every thirty seconds.
- I refreshed my email, but there were no new messages.
- You may need to refresh the screen to see the latest results.
- Users can refresh the feed by pulling down on the screen.
- Please refresh the page and try again.
- The app refreshes the news every hour.
- I refreshed the screen, but the error was still there.
- You must refresh your browser to see the changes.
- Click this button to refresh the list of files.
Help someone remember information
to look at or hear information again so you can remember it better
to refresh [someone's/your] memory/knowledge
- Let me quickly refresh your memory about what we decided last week.
- I need to refresh my knowledge of basic algebra before the exam.
- The training course is designed to refresh employees' safety skills.
- She glanced over her notes to refresh her memory before the interview.
- This online quiz will help you refresh what you learned last year.
- Can you refresh my memory about his name?
- I read the chapter again to refresh my memory.
- The teacher gave us a test to refresh our grammar.
- He watched a video to refresh his driving rules.
- I want to refresh my English before I travel.
Refill someone's drink
to put more drink into someone's glass or cup when it is low or empty
to refresh [someone's] drink/glass
- May I refresh your drink, or would you like something different?
- He walked around the table, quietly refreshing everyone's wine glasses.
- The waiter offered to refresh our coffees while we waited for dessert.
- Let me refresh your glass before the speech starts.
- She smiled and asked if she could refresh his drink.
- Can I refresh your drink?
- The waiter refreshed my glass of water.
- He refreshed our coffee after dinner.
- She went to the kitchen to refresh their drinks.
- Please refresh my tea; the cup is almost empty.
Update appearance or style slightly
to change the look of something a little so it seems new or modern again
to refresh [the look/design/brand/wardrobe]
- The company plans to refresh its brand with a new logo and color scheme.
- We refreshed the living room by painting the walls and changing the curtains.
- She decided it was time to refresh her wardrobe for the new season.
- They hired a designer to refresh the website's home page.
- A few plants and new cushions can really refresh the look of a room.
- We want to refresh our kitchen with new paint.
- The store refreshed its logo last year.
- She refreshed her wardrobe with some bright clothes.
- They refreshed the website to make it look modern.
- New photos can refresh your social media profile.
An instance of a screen reload
one time that a web page, app, or screen loads again to show new data
a [quick/manual/automatic] refresh
- The data table updates with every refresh of the page.
- After a quick refresh, the missing image finally appeared.
- Set the dashboard to perform a refresh every five minutes.
- Each refresh sends another request to the server.
- The graph did not change, even after several refreshes.
- The page shows new numbers after each refresh.
- One refresh of the app fixed the problem.
- You can set the screen to do a refresh every minute.
- We did a quick refresh, but nothing changed.
- The chart updates only on page refresh.
A short review to remember
a quick look again at information so you can remember it better
a quick/brief refresh on [something]
- The manager gave the team a quick refresh on emergency procedures.
- Before the exam, the tutor offered a short refresh of the main topics.
- I need a refresh on basic Excel functions before I start this job.
- The course begins with a refresh of last year's material.
- We did a short refresh on grammar rules at the start of class.
- The teacher gave us a quick refresh on the rules.
- I want a refresh on past tense verbs.
- Our boss gave us a refresh on safety at work.
- This video is a short refresh of basic English.
- We had a refresh of last week's lesson.
- Base: refresh
- 3rd Person Singular: refreshes
- Present Participle: refreshing
- Past: refreshed
hit refresh
3Use the refresh button
to press the refresh button or command on a computer, phone, or tablet
- If the score does not update, just hit refresh.
- She hit refresh several times, waiting for the email to arrive.
- You do not need to hit refresh; the page updates automatically.
press refresh
4Push the refresh button
to click or tap the refresh button or option on a device
- Press refresh if the content does not load correctly.
- He pressed refresh again and again, watching the market prices change.
- You need to press refresh after changing the settings.
refresh rate
9Frequency of screen redraws
how many times in one second a screen updates the picture it shows
- A higher refresh rate makes the animation look smoother.
- Gamers often look for monitors with a 144 Hz refresh rate.
- The phone's screen has a variable refresh rate to save battery.
refresh the brand
10Modernize a brand's image
to change the look and style of a company or product so it seems new or modern again
- The company hired a new agency to refresh the brand.
- They decided to refresh the brand with a new logo and packaging.
- Management believes they must refresh the brand to attract younger customers.
refresh the feed
2Reload a social or news feed
to make a social media or news list load again so you can see new posts or stories
- She kept refreshing the feed, hoping for more updates.
- You can refresh the feed by pulling down on the screen.
- The app automatically refreshes the feed every few minutes.
refresh the page
1Reload a web page
to make the web page load again so you can see the newest information
- If the payment does not show, try to refresh the page.
- You need to refresh the page to see the latest comments.
- The website tells users to refresh the page if an error appears.
refresh the screen
5Reload what is shown on screen
to make the screen show the information again, often to see changes or new data
- If the numbers look wrong, refresh the screen and check again.
- The system will refresh the screen every minute during the test.
- I refreshed the screen, but the message still did not appear.
refresh your drink
6Refill a person's drink
to put more drink in someone's glass or cup when it is low
- May I refresh your drink, or would you like something different?
- The host walked around to refresh everyone's drinks.
- Please let me know if I can refresh your drink at any time.
refresh yourself
7Make yourself feel less tired
to rest, wash, or cool your body so you feel better and less tired or hot
- You have a few minutes to refresh yourself before the next session.
- She went to the bathroom to refresh herself after the long flight.
- Guests can refresh themselves with cold towels in the lobby.
refresh someone's memory
7Help someone remember something
to remind someone about something, so that they can remember it again clearly
- Can you refresh my memory about where we met?
- Let me refresh your memory: we agreed to finish this by Friday.
- The teacher refreshed the students' memories before giving the test.
refresh someone's memory
8to remind someone of something
To help someone remember something they forgot.
- Can you refresh my memory about what happened last week?
- She refreshed his memory about their earlier conversation.