Refurbish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make brighter and prettier

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻfˈɜːbɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪfˈɜːbɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪfˈɜːbɪʃ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻfˈɜːbɪʃ/.

Examples

we refurbished the guest wing
My wife wants us to renovate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

renovate freshen up

Parts of Speech

verb	make brighter and prettier “we refurbished the guest wing”

Word Forms

refurbishment	noun	the state of being restored to its former good condition
renovation	noun	the state of being restored to its former good condition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

renovieren

heller und schöner machen

🇫🇷French

remettre à neuf

rendre plus brillant et plus joli

🇪🇸Spanish

restaurar

hacer más brillante y más bonito

🇮🇹Italian

ristrutturare

rendere più luminoso e più bello

🇳🇱Dutch

opknappen

helderder en mooier maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

reformar

tornar mais brilhante e mais bonito

🇷🇺Russian

ремонтировать

сделать ярче и красивее

India

🇧🇩Bengali

সংস্কার করা

উজ্জ্বল এবং সুন্দর করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

புதுப்பிக்க

பிரகாசமாகவும் அழகாகவும் ஆக்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పునరుద్ధరించు

ప్రకాశవంతంగా మరియు అందంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

नूतनीकरण

उजळ आणि सुंदर बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નવીનીકરણ

તેજસ્વી અને સુંદર બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನವೀಕರಿಸಿ

ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸುಂದರವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നവീകരിക്കുക

കൂടുതൽ ശോഭയുള്ളതും മനോഹരവുമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਵੀਨੀਕਰਨ

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

تجدید کاری

روشن اور خوبصورت بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

翻新

使更明亮、更漂亮

🇯🇵Japanese

改修する

より明るく、より美しくする

🇰🇷Korean

다시 닦다

더 빛나고 예뻐지세요

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tân trang lại

làm sáng và đẹp hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ตกแต่งใหม่

ทำให้สดใสและสวยขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

membarui lagi

membuat lebih cerah dan cantik

🇲🇾Malay

memperbaharui

menjadikan lebih cerah dan cantik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجديد

جعل أكثر إشراقا وأجمل

🇮🇷Persian

مرمت کردن

روشن تر و زیباتر کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

yenilemek

daha parlak ve daha güzel hale getirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַדֵשׁ

להפוך לבהיר ויפה יותר

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The primary meaning of 'refurbish' is 'make brighter and prettier'.

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Using 'refurbish' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'refurbish' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'refurbish' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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