adjective#1,551 by frequency
recent
/ˈɹiː.sənt/
Having happened a short while ago; Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated
- comparative
- more recent
- superlative
- most recent
Meanings
- 1
Having happened a short while ago
Is it a recent picture?
Tatoeba · Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR
In recent years, they have often moved.
Tatoeba · Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated
- 3
Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are calledrare
- 4
Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years agorare