noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ɹiˈfɹɛʃ/
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US:/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/
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South-Asia:/ˈrifrɛʃ/
South-Asia:/rɪˈfrɛʃ/
South-Asia:/ˈrɛfrɛʃ/
rhymes with -ɛʃ
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 F R EH1 SH
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From Middle English refreshen, refreschen, refrisschen, from Old French refrescher (“to refresh”) (modern French rafraîchir), equivalent to re- + fresh.
Across languages
Translations
92 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
обновяване
(obnovjavane)
— computing: update of a display
Finnish:
päivitys
— computing: update of a display
Hungarian:
frissítés
— computing: update of a display
Japanese:
リフレッシュ
(rifuresshu)
— computing: update of a display
Japanese:
再読み込み
(saiyomikomi)
— computing: update of a display
Japanese:
更新
(kōshi)
— computing: update of a display
Korean:
새로고침
(saerogochim)
— computing: update of a display
Russian:
обновле́ние
(obnovlénije)
— computing: update of a display
Ukrainian:
оно́влення
(onóvlennja)
— computing: update of a display
Albanian:
përtërij
— to renew or revitalize
Arabic:
جَدَّدَ
(jaddada)
— to renew or revitalize
Aromanian:
mpruspitedz
— to renew or revitalize
Bulgarian:
освежавам
(osvežavam)
— to renew or revitalize
Bulgarian:
ободрявам
(obodrjavam)
— to renew or revitalize
Catalan:
refrescar
— to renew or revitalize
Chinese Mandarin:
提神
(tíshén)
— to renew or revitalize
Ngazidja Comorian:
uɓuruɗisha
— to renew or revitalize
Czech:
občerstvit
— to renew or revitalize
Czech:
osvěžit
— to renew or revitalize
Dutch:
verfrissen
— to renew or revitalize
Esperanto:
refreŝigi
— to renew or revitalize
Esperanto:
revigligi
— to renew or revitalize
Finnish:
virkistää
— to renew or revitalize
Finnish:
piristää
— to renew or revitalize
Finnish:
elvyttää
— to renew or revitalize
French:
revigorer
— to renew or revitalize
French:
rafraîchir
— to renew or revitalize
Old French:
refreschir
— to renew or revitalize
Georgian:
განახლება
(ganaxleba)
— to renew or revitalize
German:
erfrischen
— to renew or revitalize
German:
erquicken
— to renew or revitalize
German:
auffrischen
— to renew or revitalize
Greek:
ανανεώνω
(ananeóno)
— to renew or revitalize
Ancient Greek:
ἀναψύχω
(anapsúkhō)
— to renew or revitalize
Hungarian:
felüdít
— to renew or revitalize
Hungarian:
felfrissít
— to renew or revitalize
Irish:
beoigh
— to renew or revitalize
Italian:
rinfrescare
— to renew or revitalize
Japanese:
爽やかにする
(sawayaka ni suru)
— to renew or revitalize
Kazakh:
сергіту
(sergıtu)
— to renew or revitalize
Kazakh:
жадырату
(jadyratu)
— to renew or revitalize
Kazakh:
сарай ашу
(sarai aşu)
— to renew or revitalize
Korean:
새롭게 하다
(saeropge hada)
— to renew or revitalize
Luxembourgish:
erfrëschen
— to renew or revitalize
Māori:
tāmata
— to renew or revitalize
Māori:
whakanā
— to renew or revitalize
Māori:
whakamohou
— to renew or revitalize
Polish:
odświeżyć
— to renew or revitalize
Polish:
odnawiać
— to renew or revitalize
Portuguese:
refrescar
— to renew or revitalize
Romanian:
împrospăta
— to renew or revitalize
Russian:
освежа́ть
(osvežátʹ)
— to renew or revitalize
Russian:
обновля́ть
(obnovljátʹ)
— to renew or revitalize
Spanish:
refrescar
— to renew or revitalize
Swedish:
uppfriska
— to renew or revitalize
Ukrainian:
освіжа́ти
(osvižáty)
— to renew or revitalize
Ukrainian:
освіжи́ти
(osvižýty)
— to renew or revitalize
Bulgarian:
освежавам се
(osvežavam se)
— to become fresh again; to be revitalized
Esperanto:
refreŝi
— to become fresh again; to be revitalized
Finnish:
virkistyä
— to become fresh again; to be revitalized
Finnish:
piristyä
— to become fresh again; to be revitalized
Finnish:
elpyä
— to become fresh again; to be revitalized
Welsh:
adfywio
— to become fresh again; to be revitalized
Bulgarian:
опреснявам
(opresnjavam)
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Bulgarian:
обновявам
(obnovjavam)
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Chinese Mandarin:
刷新
(shuāxīn)
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Dutch:
een webpagina herladen
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Finnish:
päivittää
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Finnish:
ladata uudelleen
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
German:
aktualisieren
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
German:
neu laden
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Greek:
ανανεώνω
(ananeóno)
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Japanese:
リフレッシュする
(rifuresshu suru)
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Japanese:
再読み込みする
(saiyomikomi suru)
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Japanese:
更新する
(kōshin suru)
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Korean:
새로고침하다
(saerogochimhada)
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Polish:
odświeżać
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Portuguese:
atualizar
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Portuguese:
recarregar
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Russian:
обновля́ть
(obnovljátʹ)
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Vietnamese:
làm mới
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Vietnamese:
làm tươi
— computing: to reload a document, web page etc.
Esperanto:
aktualigi
— computing: to cause to refresh a display
Finnish:
päivittää
— computing: to cause to refresh a display
Greek:
ανανεώνω
(ananeóno)
— computing: to cause to refresh a display
Polish:
odświeżać
— computing: to cause to refresh a display
Portuguese:
atualizar
— computing: to cause to refresh a display
Portuguese:
recarregar
— computing: to cause to refresh a display
Spanish:
refrescar
— computing: to cause to refresh a display
Finnish:
virkistää
— computing: to perform periodic energizing
Greek:
ανανεώνω
(ananeóno)
— computing: to perform periodic energizing
Spanish:
refrescar
— computing: to perform periodic energizing