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. — MUIRIEL
Останнім часом медицина демонструє значний прогрес. — deniko
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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. — deniko
deDie jüngsten Fortschritte in der Medizin sind bemerkenswert. — MUIRIEL
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
Is it a recent picture?
Це недавнє фото? — aandrusiak
ruЭто новая фотография? — Tonari
deIst das ein aktuelles Foto? — MUIRIEL
Recent advances in medicine are remarkable.
Останні досягнення в медицині дивовижні. — deniko
ruПоследние достижения в медицине поразительны. — Hellerick
A lot has changed in recent years.
ruВ последние годы многое изменилось. — Wezel
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