recent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹi.sənt/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈɹɪiː.sənt] (Australia) cultivated
- [ˈɹɪ̈i.sənt] (Australia, general)
- rē'sənt (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹiː.sənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹiː.sənt/ (New-Zealand)
- (California) audio
- /ˈɹiː.sənt/ (Australia)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).
Meanings
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Having happened a short while ago.
Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2016, page 193:
- Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
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Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
I met three recent graduates at the conference.
The cause has several hundred recent donors.
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Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
Finding it now means it was produced in more recent times, in astronomical terms.
2020 October 4, Evan Gough, “We Now Have Proof a Supernova Exploded Perilously Close to Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago”, in Science Alert:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most recent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more recent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unrecent · Recent · recently · recency · nonrecent · recentish · non-recent · recentness · recent memory · recentism · semirecent · in recent memory · subrecent
Synonyms
Translations (105)
yi פֿריש (having happened a short while ago) · sh nedavni (having happened a short while ago) · io recenta (having happened a short while ago) · cy diweddar (having happened a short while ago) · uk неда́вній (having happened a short while ago) · ka ბოლოდროინდელი (having happened a short while ago) · cmn 最近 (having happened a short while ago) · hu legutóbbi (having happened a short while ago) · it recente (having happened a short while ago) · ur حالیہ (having happened a short while ago) · ka უახლესი (having happened a short while ago) · km ថ្មី (having happened a short while ago) · fa تازه (having happened a short while ago) · fi äskettäinen (having happened a short while ago) · sv nylig (having happened a short while ago) · sk nedávny (having happened a short while ago) · lt naujas (having happened a short while ago) · fi viimeaikainen (having happened a short while ago) · tl kararaan (having happened a short while ago) · pl niedawny (having happened a short while ago) · id baru saja (having happened a short while ago) · sq vonë (having happened a short while ago) · fa اخیر (having happened a short while ago) · hy նորերս պատահած (having happened a short while ago) · de kürzlich (having happened a short while ago) · eo lasta (having happened a short while ago) · ar أَخِير (having happened a short while ago) · la nūperus (having happened a short while ago) · ht resan (having happened a short while ago) · is nýlegur (having happened a short while ago) · ca fresc (having happened a short while ago) · la recēns (having happened a short while ago) · pl świeży (having happened a short while ago) · li recènte (having happened a short while ago) · ro recent (having happened a short while ago) · sv ny (having happened a short while ago) · ka ახლანდელი (having happened a short while ago) · hu friss (having happened a short while ago) · fo feskur (having happened a short while ago) · el πρόσφατος (having happened a short while ago) · de frisch (having happened a short while ago) · yue 近排 (having happened a short while ago) · qu musuq (having happened a short while ago) · et äsjane (having happened a short while ago) · fy farsk (having happened a short while ago) · ca recent (having happened a short while ago) · sh недавни (having happened a short while ago) · ka ახალი (having happened a short while ago) · ml സമീപകാല (having happened a short while ago) · nl recent (having happened a short while ago) · de neu (having happened a short while ago) · eo lastatempa (having happened a short while ago) · uk нещода́вній (having happened a short while ago) · da frisk (having happened a short while ago) · hu nem régi (having happened a short while ago) · ga deireanach (having happened a short while ago) · fi äskeinen (having happened a short while ago) · mn саяхан (having happened a short while ago) · fr récent (having happened a short while ago) · sh нов (having happened a short while ago) · vi gần đây (having happened a short while ago) · af vars (having happened a short while ago) · yue 最近 (having happened a short while ago) · kw a-dhiwedhes (having happened a short while ago) · nrf récent (having happened a short while ago) · pt recente (having happened a short while ago) · pap fresku (having happened a short while ago) · grc πρόσφατος (having happened a short while ago) · et hiljutine (having happened a short while ago) · fi hiljattainen (having happened a short while ago) · srn fersi (having happened a short while ago) · yi נײַ (having happened a short while ago) · tr yeni (having happened a short while ago) · de rezent (having happened a short while ago) · yue 呢排 (having happened a short while ago) · te ఇటీవలి (having happened a short while ago) · bg неотдавнашен (having happened a short while ago) · yua aakʼ (having happened a short while ago) · he אחרון (having happened a short while ago) · az təzə (having happened a short while ago) · ar جَدِيد (having happened a short while ago) · sw karibuni (having happened a short while ago) · cs nedávný (having happened a short while ago) · fi taannoinen (having happened a short while ago) · hi हालिया (having happened a short while ago) · fi tuore (having happened a short while ago) · yi אַנומלטיק (having happened a short while ago) · izh taanolliin (having happened a short while ago) · sh nov (having happened a short while ago) · da nylig (having happened a short while ago) · es recental (having happened a short while ago) · es reciente (having happened a short while ago) · uk оста́нній (having happened a short while ago) · th เร็วๆ นี้ (having happened a short while ago) · yi לעצט (having happened a short while ago) · ug débaya (having happened a short while ago) · ru неда́вний (having happened a short while ago) · mfe resan (having happened a short while ago) · lv nesens (having happened a short while ago) · hy վերջին (having happened a short while ago) · no nylig (having happened a short while ago) · ja 最近 (having happened a short while ago) · ko 최근 (having happened a short while ago) · pl ostatni (having happened a short while ago) · gl recente (having happened a short while ago)