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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

meaning of fresh

The ship put in at (= stopped at) Cape Town for fresh supplies.

Does the word "fresh" mean "food" in this sentence?
  

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Gary - did you check your dictionary first?
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Feebs11Gary - did you check your dictionary first?
Yes. But "fresh" has many meanings in the dictionary, and I am not sure which one is correct in this context. There is one meaning which is related to food i.e. :

(of food or flowers) in a natural condition rather than artificially preserved by a process such as freezing:
fresh frui
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No, the meaning of fresh here is more like 'new'. the ship could be collecteing a fresh supply of frozen/preserved foods (more likely than just 'fresh' foods in the way the thought) or a fresh supply of water, or a fresh supply of nuts and bolts and repair materials, etc...

3 a (1) : experienced, made, or received newly or anew <form fresh friendships> synony
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