Meaning

4 senses
  1. Having happened a short while ago.

    neu, kürzlich, rezent

    неда́внийnedávnij

    оста́ннійostánnij, неда́внійnedávnij, нещода́внійneščodávnij

  2. Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.

  3. Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.

    The cause has several hundred recent donors.

    I met three recent graduates at the conference.

  4. Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.

More definitions
  • new
  • of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

Examples

302 sentences
  1. The recent advances in medicine are remarkable.

    Останнім часом медицина демонструє значний прогрес.

    deDie jüngsten Fortschritte in der Medizin sind bemerkenswert.

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  2. The number of traffic accidents has increased in recent years.

    Кількість дорожньо-транспортних пригод зросла в останні роки.

    deDie Zahl der Verkehrsunfälle ist in den letzten Jahren gestiegen.

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  3. Is it a recent picture?

    Це недавнє фото?

    ruЭто новая фотография?

    deIst das ein aktuelles Foto?

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  4. Recent advances in medicine are remarkable.

    Останні досягнення в медицині дивовижні.

    ruПоследние достижения в медицине поразительны.

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  5. A lot has changed in recent years.

    ruВ последние годы многое изменилось.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having happened a short while ago:
Русский
By meaning 1
having happened a short while ago:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having happened a short while ago:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).

Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).

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Forms

more recent, most recent
Comparativemore recent Lesson
Superlativemost recent Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of the immediate past or just previous to the present time:late

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • recent picture
  • recent picture of
  • a recent picture
  • the most recent
  • most recent
  • recent studies
  • is a recent

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
recent — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto