recent
Having happened a short while agoHaving happened a short while ago.
» The recent advances in medicine are remarkable.
Die jüngsten Fortschritte in der Medizin sind bemerkenswert.
Останнім часом медицина демонструє значний прогрес.
Meaning
4 sensesHaving happened a short while ago.
neu, kürzlich, rezent
неда́внийnedávnij
оста́ннійostánnij, неда́внійnedávnij, нещода́внійneščodávnij
Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
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.
Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
- new
- of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
Examples
302 sentencesThe recent advances in medicine are remarkable.
Останнім часом медицина демонструє значний прогрес.
deDie jüngsten Fortschritte in der Medizin sind bemerkenswert.
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.
Is it a recent picture?
Це недавнє фото?
ruЭто новая фотография?
deIst das ein aktuelles Foto?
Recent advances in medicine are remarkable.
Останні досягнення в медицині дивовижні.
ruПоследние достижения в медицине поразительны.
A lot has changed in recent years.
ruВ последние годы многое изменилось.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).
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Forms
more recent, most recent| Comparative | more recent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most recent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- of the immediate past or just previous to the present time:late
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
7 patterns- recent picture
- recent picture of
- a recent picture
- the most recent
- most recent
- recent studies
- is a recent