Definitions for recently
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. recently, late, lately, of late, latterlyadverb

   in the recent past

   "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. recentlyadverb

   In the recent past; newly; lately; freshly; not long since.

   advices recently received

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recentlyadverb

   Newly; freshly.

   Etymology: from recent.

   Those tubes, which are most recently made of fluids, are most flexible and most easily lengthened. Arbuthnot.

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1. recently

   Recently refers to a period of time that has happened not long ago, typically within the immediate past days, weeks, or sometimes few months. It indicates actions or events that took place in the near past or just a short time previous to the present.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Recentlyadverb

   newly; lately; freshly; not long since; as, advices recently received

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1. Recently

   Recently is an EP by the Dave Matthews Band, released in 1994. All songs are live recordings. "Recently" is an edit of the live version found on Remember Two Things, recorded at The Flood Zone in Richmond, VA on August 10, 1993; "Dancing Nancies" and "Warehouse" were recorded at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on February 21, 1994; "All Along the Watchtower" and "Halloween" were recorded at Trax in Charlottesville, Virginia on February 22, 1994.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recently' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #795

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recently' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1216

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'recently' in Adverbs Frequency: #88

How to pronounce recently?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say recently in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recently in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recently in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of recently in a Sentence

1. Thomas John Watson, Sr.:

   Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company 600,000. No, I replied, I just spent 600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience

2. David Bissonette:

   I recently read that love is entirely a matter of chemistry. That must be why my wife treats me like toxic waste.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   Most recently, Ms. Dawut learned her elderly father, who was reportedly detained and interrogated multiple times by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang in recent years, recently passed away under unknown circumstances.

4. Raymond Smullyan:

   Recently, someone asked me if I believed in astrology. He seemed somewhat puzzled when I explained that the reason I don't is that I'm a Gemini.

5. Neil Young:

   When I recently applied for American citizenship, I passed the test. It was a conversation where I was asked many questions. I answered them truthfully and passed, recently however, I have been told that I must do another test, due to my use of marijuana and how some people who smoke it have exhibited a problem.

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