recent

See also: récent and Recent

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: rē'sənt, IPA(key): /ˈɹiː.sənt/
    • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɹi.sənt/
      • Audio (California):(file)
    • (Australia) IPA(key): /ˈɹiː.sənt/, (cultivated) [ˈɹɪiː.sənt], (general) [ˈɹɪ̈i.sənt]
    • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɹiː.sənt/
    • Hyphenation: re‧cent
    • Rhymes: -iːsənt

    Adjective

    recent (comparative more recent, superlative most recent)

    1. Having happened a short while ago.
      Synonym: (rare, obsolete) nudiustertian
      • 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist‎[1], volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 22 February 2016, page 193:
        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.
    2. Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
      Synonym: nouveau
    3. Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
      The cause has several hundred recent donors.
      I met three recent graduates at the conference.
    4. (sciences) Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Noun

    recent (plural recents)

    1. (computing, graphical user interface) A recently viewed or accessed item.
      • 2012, Jason R. Rich, Your iPad 2 at Work, page 308:
        Obviously, the first time you launch this app, your Recents list is empty.

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    Catalan

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin recentem. First attested in 1653.[1] See also rentar.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    recent m or f (masculine and feminine plural recents)

    1. recent

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ “recent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

    Further reading

    Dutch

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French récent, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin recēns.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /rəˈsɛnt/, /reːˈsɛnt/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: re‧cent
    • Rhymes: -ɛnt

    Adjective

    recent (comparative recenter, superlative recentst)

    1. recent

    Declension

    Declension of recent
    uninflected recent
    inflected recente
    comparative recenter
    positive comparative superlative
    predicative/adverbial recent recenter het recentst
    het recentste
    indefinite m./f. sing. recente recentere recentste
    n. sing. recent recenter recentste
    plural recente recentere recentste
    definite recente recentere recentste
    partitive recents recenters —

    Derived terms

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French récent, from Latin recēns. Doublet of rece, which was inherited.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)

    Adjective

    recent m or n (feminine singular recentă, masculine plural recenți, feminine/neuter plural recente)

    1. recent

    Declension

    Declension of recent
    singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative-
    accusative     		indefinite recent recentă recenți recente
    definite recentul recenta recenții recentele
    genitive-
    dative     		indefinite recent recente recenți recente
    definite recentului recentei recenților recentelor
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