Meanings of starts afresh in English

As soon as I come along, the conversation kind of starts afresh.

The moment a bag or basket is filled it is emptied into something larger and the picker starts afresh.

The new unit takes over the garden, and the old one, if there is none at the new station, starts afresh.

Caroline strips off and starts afresh with a voluminous blue and grey striped dress and tight black bodice straight out of her wardrobe.

Mr Norman said John Cresswell would remain in his position as interim chief executive while he starts afresh the hunt for a new chief executive.

"The shower seems to be holding up," he said, "and I'll toddle along before it starts afresh.