recent

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɹi.sənt/ UK /ˈɹiː.sənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #3069

Meanings

1

adj
Having happened or started a short time ago.

A recent study found that exercise improves memory.
2

adj
New and up-to-date; from the present time.

This is the most recent version of the software.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having happened or started... late

Word family

Derived forms non-recentnonrecentrecencyrecentishrecentismrecentlyrecentnesssemirecentsubrecentunrecent

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Etymology

As classifier for a geological epoch coinciding with human presence (“Recent era”) introduced by Charles Lyell in 1833.

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Describing Qualities

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# recent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹi.sənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹiː.sənt/
**Frequency rank:** 3069

## Meanings
1. Having happened or started a short time ago.
2. New and up-to-date; from the present time.

## Examples
- A recent study found that exercise improves memory.
- This is the most recent version of the software.

## Derived Forms
- non-recent
- nonrecent
- recency
- recentish
- recentism
- recently
- recentness
- semirecent
- subrecent
- unrecent

## Etymology
As classifier for a geological epoch coinciding with human presence (“Recent era”) introduced by Charles Lyell in 1833.

## AI Etymology
Recent as classifier for a geological epoch coinciding with human presence (“Recent era”) introduced by Charles Lyell in 1833. Modern senses include having happened or started a short time ago. and new and up-to-date; from the present time.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as non-recent, nonrecent, recency, recentish, recentism, and recently.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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