recent

[ree-suhnt]

adjective

1. of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc..

   recent events; a recent trip.

   Synonyms: new, fresh
   Antonyms: old, early

2. not long past.

   in recent years.

3. of or belonging to a time not long past.

4. Geology.,  Recent. noting or pertaining to the present epoch, originating at the end of the glacial period, about 10,000 years ago, and forming the latter half of the Quaternary Period; Holocene.

noun

1. Also called Holocene. Geology.,  Recent. the Recent Epoch or Series.

recent

¹

/ ˈriːsənt /

adjective

1. having appeared, happened, or been made not long ago; modern, fresh, or new

Recent

²

/ ˈriːsənt /

adjective

1. geology another word for Holocene

Recent

1. See Holocene

Other Word Forms

• recency noun
• recentness noun
• recently adverb
• quasi-recent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Recent¹

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin recent- (stem of recēns ) “fresh, new”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Recent¹

C16: from Latin recens fresh; related to Greek kainos new

Synonym Study

See modern.

Example Sentences

The results of her most recent study were published in the journal Cell Biochemistry & Function.

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Because nobody in the village was willing to take the risk of having a look at my house, I asked my BBC Verify colleague Richard Irvine-Brown to obtain and analyse recent satellite images.

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Much of the rapid growth in the stock market in recent years has been driven by investment in AI.

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With a slew of new AI video tools and new ways to share them launched in recent months, the line between newscast and sales pitch is starting to blur.

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“When I watched ‘Saturday Night Live’ this weekend, I did notice something was missing: Ego Nwodim left the show,” Shepherd said on a recent episode of her daytime show.

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Related Words

• late 
• new