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/ˈɹiː.sənt/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving happened a short while ago.
adjUp-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
Sentence Examples
Is it a recent picture?
Prices have been gradually rising in recent years.
All of these technologies are fairly recent additions.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ news report from last week gave updates on the changing weather patterns.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ changes to the tax code have created confusion among small business owners.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"Obviously, the first time you launch this app, your Recents list is empty."
— 2012, Jason R. Rich, Your iPad 2 at Work, page 308:
"He [Charles Lyell] ignored Quaternary, a term he never accepted. The Recent addressed the age “tenanted by man,” which at the time barely extended beyond the chronicles of the Bible."
— 2012, Lydia Pyne, Stephen J. Pyne, The Last Lost World, Penguin, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ news report from last week gave updates on the changing weather patterns.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ changes to the tax code have created confusion among small business owners.