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- Dictionaryre·cent/ˈrēs(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. having happened, begun, or been done not long ago or not long before; belonging to a past period of time comparatively close to the present: "his recent visit to Britain" Similar Opposite
- 2. another term for Holocene
noun
- 1. the Holocene epoch.
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The meaning of RECENT is having lately come into existence : new, fresh. How to use recent in a sentence.
happening or starting from a short time ago: Is that a recent photo? Have you been following recent political events? In recent times / years / months, etc. there has been an increase in the amount of violence on television. Fewer examples. In recent years I've been cursed with worsening eyesight.
Recent definition: of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.. See examples of RECENT used in a sentence.
Definitions of recent. adjective. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time. “his recent trip to Africa”. “in recent months”. “a recent issue of the journal”. synonyms: late. past. earlier than the present time; no longer current.
happening or starting from a short time ago: Is that a recent photo? Have you been following recent political events? In recent times / years / months, etc. there has been an increase in the amount of violence on television. Fewer examples. In recent years I've been cursed with worsening eyesight.
A recent event or period of time happened only a short while ago. In the most recent attack one man was shot dead and two others were wounded. Sales have fallen by more than 75 percent in recent years.
Definition of recent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
recent meaning, definition, what is recent: having happened or started only a short ...: Learn more.
Recent definition: of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.. See examples of RECENT used in a sentence.
happening or starting from a short time ago: a recent photo. a recent survey. In recent years, sales have decreased quite markedly. Fewer examples. His claims are backed up by recent research. Their relationship was immortalized in a recent film. The book examines his influence on recent political thought.
