Definitions for recent
ˈri səntre·cent

Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epoch(adj)

   approximately the last 10,000 years

2. recent(adj)

   new

   "recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees"

3. late(a), recent(adj)

   of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

   "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. recent(Adjective)

   Having happened a short while ago.

2. recent(Adjective)

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

Origin: Latin recens ("fresh"), related to Greek καινός ("new").

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Recent(adj)

   of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn out, trite, etc.; fresh; novel; new; modern; as, recent news

2. Recent(adj)

   of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch; as, recent shells

Origin: [L. recens, -entis: cf. F. rcent.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Recent

   rē′sent, adj. of late origin or occurrence: fresh: modern: (geol.) belonging to the present geological period.—adv. Rē′cently.—n. Rē′centness. [Fr.,—L. recens, recentis.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #574

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1804

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recent' in Adjectives Frequency: #69

Anagrams for recent »

1. center, centre, Centre, tenrec

2. Center

How to pronounce recent?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recent in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of recent in a Sentence

1. Brian Kemp:

   In a recent video.

2. Ralph Brinkhaus:

   A lot of trust has been lost in recent months.

3. Patrick Keon:

   We've seen a continuation of some recent trends.

4. The French statement:

   In light of Brazils attitude these recent weeks.

5. Morgan Stanley Dennis:

   Monday was the most active day in recent history.

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