start afresh

stɑːrt əˈfrɛʃ

Definition of start afresh - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

starting over

begin again from the start, sometimes with a new approach

After failing, she decided to start afresh.
After the merger, the team chose to start afresh.
He quit his job to start afresh in a new city.

begin anew

make a fresh start

restart

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Expressions with start

start on

begin a task or activity

She will start on her homework after dinner.

start up

cause to begin operating

She helped start up the new project at work..

clean start

new beginning without past problems

After the move, she felt it was a clean start.

start off

initiate an activity or action

She decided to start off the project with a brainstorming session.

make a fresh start

begin again with a new approach

After the move, they decided to make a fresh start in the new city.

off to a bad start

adv.

beginning in a negative or unsuccessful way

The project was off to a bad start.

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French:repartir à zéro, ...
German:neu anfangen, ...
Italian:ricominciare da capo, ...
Spanish:empezar de cero, ...
Portuguese:recomeçar, ...
Chinese:重新开始, ...
Japanese:やり直す, ...
Arabic:بَدَأَ مِنْ جَديد, ...
Hebrew:לְהַתְחִיל מֵחָדָשׁ, ...
Russian:начать заново, ...
Ukrainian:почати спочатку, ...
Hindi:फिर से शुरुआत करना, ...
Bengali:নতুন করে শুরু করা, ...
Catalan:tornar a començar, ...
Czech:začít znovu, ...
Danish:starte forfra, ...
Dutch:opnieuw beginnen, ...
Greek:ξεκινώ από την αρχή, ...
Hungarian:újrakezdeni, ...
Khmer:ចាប់ផ្តើមសារជាថ្មី, ...
Korean:새롭게 시작하다, ...
Persian:از نو شروع کردن, ...
Polish:zacząć od nowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):recomeçar, ...
Romanian:a începe din nou, ...
Swedish:börja om, ...
Thai:เริ่มต้นใหม่, ...
Turkish:yeniden başlamak, ...
Vietnamese:bắt đầu lại từ đầu, ...

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