- that happened or began only a short time ago
- a recent study/report/survey
- a recent event/development/discovery
- The Prime Minister discussed the issue during his most recent visit to Poland.
- There have been many changes in recent years.
- in recent months/weeks/days
- a relatively recent phenomenon
- It is only in the recent past that these problems have arisen.
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea2- a relatively recent development
- The next chapter summarizes recent developments in the field.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- very
- comparatively
- fairly
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘fresh’): from Latin recens, recent- or French récent.Want to learn more?
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