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- Dictionaryrecent/ˈriːsnt/
adjective
- 1. having happened, begun, or been done not long ago; belonging to a past period comparatively close to the present: "his recent visit to Britain" Similar Opposite
- 2. another term for Holocene
noun
- 1. the Holocene epoch.
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happening or starting from a short time ago: Is that a recent photo? Have you been following recent political events? In recent times / years / months, etc. there has been an increase in the amount of violence on television. Fewer examples. In recent years I've been cursed with worsening eyesight.
The meaning of RECENT is having lately come into existence : new, fresh. How to use recent in a sentence.
Recent definition: of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.. See examples of RECENT used in a sentence.
having happened or having been done a short time ago: He sent me a copy of his most recent article. A recent study shows that most of the country-music audience is female. recently. adverb us / ˈri·sənt·li / We just recently moved to Texas. (Definition of recent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A recent event or period of time happened only a short while ago. In the most recent attack one man was shot dead and two others were wounded. Sales have fallen by more than 75 percent in recent years.
If something is recent, it happened in the immediate past or not long ago. You are a recent fan of yoga if you just started liking it in the past week or two. If you talk about something that happened in recent months or years, it means the last one to three months or years. Otherwise, recent means new or just happened.
[usually before noun] that happened or began only a short time ago. a recent study/report/survey. a recent event/development/discovery. The Prime Minister discussed the issue during his most recent visit to Poland. There have been many changes in recent years. in recent months/weeks/days. a relatively recent phenomenon.
Recent definition: of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.. See examples of RECENT used in a sentence.
happening or starting from a short time ago: a recent photo. a recent survey. In recent years, sales have decreased quite markedly. Fewer examples. His claims are backed up by recent research. Their relationship was immortalized in a recent film. The book examines his influence on recent political thought.
1. of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events. 2. of or belonging to a time not long past. 3. ( cap.) Geol. noting or pertaining to the present epoch, originating at the end of the glacial period, about 10,000 years ago, and forming the latter part of the Quaternary Period; Holocene. n.
