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Pronunciation

• /ˈɹiːsənt.li/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈɾisəntle/ (Scotland)
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• [ˈɹi.sn̩ʔ.li] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈɹiːsənt.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈɾiːsəntli/ (Wales)
• /ˈɹi.sənt.li/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English recent Middle English -ly English -ly English recently From recent + -ly.

Meanings

1. (referring to a point of time in the recent past) In the recent past ▸ a short while ago.
   • The Japanese Archipelago, fringing the eastern edge of Asia, has a rich avifauna, including what is probably the rarest bird in the world - the Toki or Japanese Crested Ibis, and one of the most recently discovered birds - the Okinawa Rail. 1982, A Field Guide to the Birds of Japan, Tokyo: Kodansha International, page 8:
   • The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
   • My recently published book about the life stories of recently-arrived immigrants.
2. (referring to a time period starting in the recent past and including the present) In the recent past ▸ in recent times.
   • I haven't been sleeping well recently.
   • Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion." 2013 June 21, Chico Harlan, “Japan pockets the subsidy …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 30:

Forms

Antonyms

long ago · long since · long since · long ago · oldly · soon · long since · long ago

Hypernyms

formerly

Synonyms

freshly · as of late · of late · latterly · just now · recently · novelly · freshly · lately · newly · freshly · lately · lately · late · just then · newly · newly

Translations (143)

el προσφάτως (in the recent past) · kl -qqammer (in the recent past) · ko 근래 (in the recent past) · vi gần đây (in the recent past) · be няда́ўна (in the recent past) · nl overlaatst (in the recent past) · ja この間 (in the recent past) · es últimamente (in the recent past) · de vor kurzem (in the recent past) · pt ultimamente (in the recent past) · nb i det siste (in the recent past) · bg в после́дно вре́ме (in the recent past) · es hace poco (in the recent past) · grc πρῴην (in the recent past) · hu a minap (in the recent past) · bg неотда́вна (in the recent past) · ca recentment (in the recent past) · ca darrerament (in the recent past) · it recentemente (in the recent past) · ml സമീപകാലത്ത് (in the recent past) · nn i det siste (in the recent past) · ar مُؤَخَّرًا (in the recent past) · ka ახლახან (in the recent past) · pdt kjirzlich (in the recent past) · ru в после́днее вре́мя (in the recent past) · grc προσφάτως (in the recent past) · fi taannoin (in the recent past) · it di recente (in the recent past) · hu mostanában (in the recent past) · gl ultimamente (in the recent past) · uk нещода́вно (in the recent past) · su cikénéh (in the recent past) · ms baru-baru ini (in the recent past) · vi dạo này (in the recent past) · yi לעצטנס (in the recent past) · svs ighe (in the recent past) · hu újabban (in the recent past) · uk неда́вно (in the recent past) · es recientemente (in the recent past) · sga nuae (in the recent past) · fi äskettäin (in the recent past) · ml അടുത്തിടെ (in the recent past) · eo lastatempe (in the recent past) · non fyr skǫmmu (in the recent past) · ru неда́вно (in the recent past) · izh taano (in the recent past) · cmn 近日 (in the recent past) · alt байа (in the recent past) · be у апо́шні час (in the recent past) · sk v poslednej dobe (in the recent past) · sh nedavno (in the recent past) · gd a-chianaibh (in the recent past) · gu તાજેતરમાં (in the recent past) · cs nedávno (in the recent past) · bcl kasubago (in the recent past) · erg etwai (in the recent past) · sk nedávno (in the recent past) · nl laatst (in the recent past) · crh keçende (in the recent past) · ja 先頃 (in the recent past) · cs v poslední době (in the recent past) · fa به تازگی (in the recent past) · yi אַנומלט (in the recent past) · ro recent (in the recent past) · grc νεωστί (in the recent past) · ar حَدِيثًا (in the recent past) · sh недавно (in the recent past) · ro de curând (in the recent past) · km ថ្មីៗ (in the recent past) · ca últimament (in the recent past) · fi viime aikoina (in the recent past) · ro în ultimul timp (in the recent past) · nl onlangs (in the recent past) · he לָאַחֲרוֹנָה (in the recent past) · ase X@Cheek-PalmBack Hook (in the recent past) · bg напосле́дък (in the recent past) · es endenantes (in the recent past) · es recién (in the recent past) · fy koartlyn (in the recent past) · fi hiljattain (in the recent past) · mk неодамна (in the recent past) · fa اخیراً (in the recent past) · crh keçenlerde (in the recent past) · fr récemment (in the recent past) · izh taanoin (in the recent past) · sv på sistone (in the recent past) · mfe resaman (in the recent past) · de in letzter Zeit (in the recent past) · sv nyligen (in the recent past) · ky бая (in the recent past) · nn nyleg (in the recent past) · az bu yaxınlarda (in the recent past) · eo antaŭ nelonge (in the recent past) · fr dernièrement (in the recent past) · vi mới đây (in the recent past) · sv på senare tid (in the recent past) · la nūper (in the recent past) · sl nedavno (in the recent past) · ce дукха хан йоццуш (in the recent past) · az təzəlikcə (in the recent past) · hy վերջերս (in the recent past) · ga le déanaí (in the recent past) · ro în ultima vreme (in the recent past) · pl ostatnio (in the recent past) · ko 요즘 (in the recent past) · nb nettopp (in the recent past) · gl recentemente (in the recent past) · ro mai nou (in the recent past) · tr son zamanlarda (in the recent past) · is nýlega (in the recent past) · crh yaqında (in the recent past) · crh yaqınlarda (in the recent past) · pl ostatnimi czasy (in the recent past) · pl niedawno (in the recent past) · hu nemrég (in the recent past) · ko 요새 (in the recent past) · hu a közelmúltban (in the recent past) · vo enu (in the recent past) · sw majuzi (in the recent past) · tr geçenlerde (in the recent past) · gd o chionn ghoirid (in the recent past) · uk останнім часом (in the recent past) · hu az utóbbi időben (in the recent past) · cmn 最近 (in the recent past) · tl kanina (in the recent past) · el τελευταία (in the recent past) · ar بِأَخَرَة (in the recent past) · pt recentemente (in the recent past) · es enantes (in the recent past) · ko 최근 (in the recent past) · el πρόσφατα (in the recent past) · it ultimamente (in the recent past) · dsb gano (in the recent past) · ckb لەم چەندانەدا (in the recent past) · fr ces derniers temps (in the recent past) · ang nīewan (in the recent past) · nb nylig (in the recent past) · de neulich (in the recent past) · az bayaq (in the recent past) · nl recentelijk (in the recent past) · km ថ្មីៗនេះ (in the recent past) · pt nos últimos tempos (in the recent past) · ja 最近 (in the recent past)