What does recent mean?
Definitions for recent
ˈri səntre·cent
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Princeton's WordNet
Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epochadjective
approximately the last 10,000 years
recentadjective
new
"recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees"
late(a), recentadjective
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
recentadjective
Having happened a short while ago.
Etymology: Latin recens ("fresh"), related to Greek καινός ("new").
recentadjective
Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
Etymology: Latin recens ("fresh"), related to Greek καινός ("new").
Webster Dictionary
Recentadjective
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
Etymology: [L. recens, -entis: cf. F. rcent.]
Recentadjective
of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch; as, recent shells
Etymology: [L. recens, -entis: cf. F. rcent.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'recent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #574
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Rank popularity for the word 'recent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1804
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'recent' in Adjectives Frequency: #69
Anagrams for recent »
center, centre, Centre, tenrec
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of recent in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of recent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of recent in a Sentence
As we have seen again and again in recent times, the death cult is reaching out all around the world, including here in Australia, there are people in this country who are susceptible to these indictments to extremism and even terrorism.
Electing even a portion of Engine 1's slate would send a clear message of shareholder dissatisfaction with Exxon's recent direction and strategy.
We’ve got a fight on our hands, the extreme left, they’re angry, they’re energized and they are filled with hatred. Money has poured in to Texas to benefit Ted Cruz challenger, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, who is attracting large crowds at rallies. It's about the future of this country, the big things we want to do, going from the least insured state in the country to the one that leads on universal healthcare, O’Rourke told supporters at a recent campaign stop. A national Republican source said while O’Rourke is getting attention, he likely wo n’t win.
Investors paid the price of an ECB President (Mario Draghi) who over-promised in his recent rhetoric and under-delivered, this brings us to today's U.S. employment report for November. We would need a number below 100,000 for the market to wobble in its belief in a Fed move this month.
In recent decades, the Republicans have done really well in this process. They have controlled the redistricting process in more states than Democrats, and they’ve used that power to draw more Republican-leaning districts than Democrats.
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- varsAfrikaans
- الأخيرة, جديد, أخيرArabic
- təzəAzerbaijani
- неотдавнашенBulgarian
- fresc, recentCatalan, Valencian
- nedávnýCzech
- diweddarWelsh
- nylig, friskDanish
- kürzlich, neu, jüngstGerman
- πρόσφατοςGreek
- lasta, lastatempaEsperanto
- recienteSpanish
- hiljutine, äsjaneEstonian
- تازه, اخیرPersian
- äskeinen, tuoreFinnish
- feskurFaroese
- récentFrench
- farskWestern Frisian
- deireanachIrish
- recenteGalician
- אחרוןHebrew
- resanHaitian Creole
- nem régiHungarian
- baru sajaIndonesian
- recenteItalian
- 最近Japanese
- ახალიGeorgian
- 최근Korean
- recènteLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- naujasLithuanian
- nesensLatvian
- саяханMongolian
- recentDutch
- nyligNorwegian
- niedawny, ostatni, świeżyPolish
- recentePortuguese
- recentRomanian
- недавнийRussian
- недавни, nedavni, nov, новSerbo-Croatian
- nedávnySlovak
- vonëAlbanian
- nySwedish
- karibuniSwahili
- ఇటీవలిTelugu
- เร็วๆ นี้Thai
- kararaanTagalog
- yeniTurkish
- débayaUyghur, Uighur
- останнійUkrainian
- gần đâyVietnamese
- 最近Chinese
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