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. — deniko

    deDie jüngsten Fortschritte in der Medizin sind bemerkenswert. — MUIRIEL

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

    Кількість дорожньо-транспортних пригод зросла в останні роки. — ChickenKiev

    deDie Zahl der Verkehrsunfälle ist in den letzten Jahren gestiegen. — Sudajaengi

  3. Is it a recent picture?

    Це недавнє фото? — aandrusiak

    ruЭто новая фотография? — Tonari

    deIst das ein aktuelles Foto? — MUIRIEL

  4. Recent advances in medicine are remarkable.

    Останні досягнення в медицині дивовижні. — deniko

    ruПоследние достижения в медицине поразительны. — Hellerick

  5. A lot has changed in recent years.

    ruВ последние годы многое изменилось. — Wezel

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
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