English Online Dictionary. What means recent? What does recent mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).
Pronunciation
- enPR: rē'sənt, IPA(key): /ˈɹiːsənt/
- Rhymes: -iːsənt
- Hyphenation: re‧cent
Adjective
recent (comparative more recent, superlative most recent)
- Having happened a short while ago.
- Synonym: (rare, obsolete) nudiustertian
- Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
- Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
- (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)
- (computing, graphical user interface) A recently viewed or accessed item.
Anagrams
- Center, Centre, center, centre, tenrec
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin recentem. First attested in 1653. See also rentar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [rəˈsen]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [rəˈsent]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [reˈsent]
Adjective
recent m or f (masculine and feminine plural recents)
- recent
Derived terms
- recentment
Related terms
- rentar
References
Further reading
- “recent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “recent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “recent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French récent, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin recēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rəˈsɛnt/, /reːˈsɛnt/
- Hyphenation: re‧cent
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Adjective
recent (comparative recenter, superlative recentst)
- recent
Declension
Derived terms
- recentelijk
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French récent, from Latin recēns. Doublet of rece, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
Adjective
recent m or n (feminine singular recentă, masculine plural recenți, feminine and neuter plural recente)
- recent