adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹiːsənt.li/
Canada, General-American:/ˈɹi.sənt.li/
Canada, General-American:[ˈɹi.sn̩ʔ.li]
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈɹiːsənt.li/
Scotland:/ˈɾisəntle/
Wales:/ˈɾiːsəntli/
CMU ARPABET:R IY1 S AH0 N T L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R IY1 S AH0 N L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In the recent past
a short while ago.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
My recently published book about the life stories of recently-arrived immigrants.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: newly, lately, freshly
Antonyms: long ago, long since
2
adv
Meaning 2
In the recent past
in recent times.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I haven't been sleeping well recently.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: newly, lately, freshly
Antonyms: long ago, long since
3
adverb
Meaning 3
in the recent past
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he was in Paris recently
lately the rules have been enforced
as late as yesterday she was fine
feeling better of late
the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: late, lately, of late, latterly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English recent Middle English -ly English -ly English recently From recent + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
139 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Southern Altai:
байа
(baya)
— in the recent past
American Sign Language:
X@Cheek-PalmBack Hook
— in the recent past
Arabic:
مُؤَخَّرًا
(muʔaḵḵaran)
— in the recent past
Arabic:
حَدِيثًا
(ḥadīṯan)
— in the recent past
Arabic:
بِأَخَرَة
(biʔaḵara)
— in the recent past
Armenian:
վերջերս
(verǰers)
— in the recent past
Azerbaijani:
bayaq
— in the recent past
Azerbaijani:
bu yaxınlarda
— in the recent past
Belarusian:
няда́ўна
(njadáwna)
— in the recent past
Belarusian:
у апо́шні час
(u apóšni čas)
— in the recent past
Central Bikol:
kasubago
— in the recent past
Bulgarian:
напосле́дък
(naposlédǎk)
— in the recent past
Bulgarian:
в после́дно вре́ме
(v poslédno vréme)
— in the recent past
Bulgarian:
неотда́вна
(neotdávna)
— in the recent past
Catalan:
recentment
— in the recent past
Catalan:
últimament
— in the recent past
Catalan:
darrerament
— in the recent past
Chechen:
дукха хан йоццуш
(duqa xan joccuš)
— in the recent past
Chinese Mandarin:
最近
(zuìjìn)
— in the recent past
Chinese Mandarin:
近日
(jìnrì)
— in the recent past
Crimean Tatar:
keçende
— in the recent past
Crimean Tatar:
keçenlerde
— in the recent past
Crimean Tatar:
yaqında
— in the recent past
Crimean Tatar:
yaqınlarda
— in the recent past
Czech:
nedávno
— in the recent past
Czech:
v poslední době
— in the recent past
Dutch:
onlangs
— in the recent past
Dutch:
recentelijk
— in the recent past
Dutch:
laatst
— in the recent past
Dutch:
overlaatst
— in the recent past
Esperanto:
lastatempe
— in the recent past
Finnish:
äskettäin
— in the recent past
Finnish:
viime aikoina
— in the recent past
Finnish:
hiljattain
— in the recent past
Finnish:
taannoin
— in the recent past
French:
dernièrement
— in the recent past
French:
récemment
— in the recent past
French:
ces derniers temps
— in the recent past
West-Frisian:
koartlyn
— in the recent past
Galician:
recentemente
— in the recent past
Galician:
ultimamente
— in the recent past
Georgian:
ახლახან
(axlaxan)
— in the recent past
German:
neulich
— in the recent past
German:
vor kurzem
— in the recent past
German:
in letzter Zeit
— in the recent past
Greek:
πρόσφατα
(prósfata)
— in the recent past
Greek:
προσφάτως
(prosfátos)
— in the recent past
Greek:
τελευταία
(teleftaía)
— in the recent past
Ancient Greek:
προσφάτως
(prosphátōs)
— in the recent past
Ancient Greek:
πρῴην
(prōíēn)
— in the recent past
Greenlandic:
-qqammer
— in the recent past
Gujarati:
તાજેતરમાં
(tājetarmā̃)
— in the recent past
Hebrew:
לָאַחֲרוֹנָה
(la'akharoná)
— in the recent past
Hungarian:
nemrég
— in the recent past
Hungarian:
mostanában
— in the recent past
Hungarian:
az utóbbi időben
— in the recent past
Hungarian:
újabban
— in the recent past
Hungarian:
a minap
— in the recent past
Hungarian:
a közelmúltban
— in the recent past
Icelandic:
nýlega
— in the recent past
Ingrian:
taanoin
— in the recent past
Ingrian:
taano
— in the recent past
Irish:
le déanaí
— in the recent past
Old Irish:
nuae
— in the recent past
Italian:
di recente
— in the recent past
Italian:
recentemente
— in the recent past
Italian:
ultimamente
— in the recent past
Japanese:
この間
(kono aida)
— in the recent past
Japanese:
最近
(saikin)
— in the recent past
Japanese:
先頃
(sakigoro)
— in the recent past
Khmer:
ថ្មីៗ
(tməy-tməy)
— in the recent past
Khmer:
ថ្មីៗនេះ
(tməy-tməy nih)
— in the recent past
Korean:
근래
(geullae)
— in the recent past
Korean:
요즘
(yojeum)
— in the recent past
Korean:
요새
(yosae)
— in the recent past
Korean:
최근
(choegeun)
— in the recent past
Central Kurdish:
لەم چەندانەدا
(lem çendaneda)
— in the recent past
Kyrgyz:
бая
(baya)
— in the recent past
Latin:
nūper
— in the recent past
Macedonian:
неодамна
(neodamna)
— in the recent past
Malay:
baru-baru ini
— in the recent past
Malayalam:
അടുത്തിടെ
(aṭuttiṭe)
— in the recent past
Malayalam:
സമീപകാലത്ത്
(samīpakālattŭ)
— in the recent past
Norwegian Bokmål:
nylig
— in the recent past
Norwegian Bokmål:
i det siste
— in the recent past
Norwegian Bokmål:
nettopp
— in the recent past
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nyleg
— in the recent past
Norwegian Nynorsk:
i det siste
— in the recent past
Old English:
nīewan
— in the recent past
Old Norse:
fyr skǫmmu
— in the recent past
Persian:
اخیراً
(axiran)
— in the recent past
Persian:
به تازگی
(be tâzegi)
— in the recent past
Plautdietsch:
kjirzlich
— in the recent past
Polish:
niedawno
— in the recent past
Polish:
ostatnio
— in the recent past
Polish:
ostatnimi czasy
— in the recent past
Portuguese:
recentemente
— in the recent past
Portuguese:
ultimamente
— in the recent past
Portuguese:
nos últimos tempos
— in the recent past
Romanian:
recent
— in the recent past
Romanian:
de curând
— in the recent past
Romanian:
în ultimul timp
— in the recent past
Romanian:
mai nou
— in the recent past
Romanian:
în ultima vreme
— in the recent past
Russian:
неда́вно
(nedávno)
— in the recent past
Russian:
в после́днее вре́мя
(v poslédneje vrémja)
— in the recent past
Savosavo:
ighe
— in the recent past
Scottish Gaelic:
o chionn ghoirid
— in the recent past
Scottish Gaelic:
a-chianaibh
— in the recent past
Serbo-Croatian:
nedavno
— in the recent past
Serbo-Croatian:
недавно
— in the recent past
Sie:
etwai
— in the recent past
Slovak:
nedávno
— in the recent past
Slovak:
v poslednej dobe
— in the recent past
Slovene:
nedavno
— in the recent past
Lower Sorbian:
gano
— in the recent past
Spanish:
recientemente
— in the recent past
Spanish:
hace poco
— in the recent past
Spanish:
últimamente
— in the recent past
Spanish:
recién
— in the recent past
Spanish:
enantes
— in the recent past
Spanish:
endenantes
— in the recent past
Sundanese:
cikénéh
— in the recent past
Swahili:
majuzi
— in the recent past
Swedish:
nyligen
— in the recent past
Swedish:
på senare tid
— in the recent past
Swedish:
på sistone
— in the recent past
Tagalog:
kanina
— in the recent past
Turkish:
son zamanlarda
— in the recent past
Turkish:
geçenlerde
— in the recent past
Ukrainian:
неда́вно
(nedávno)
— in the recent past
Ukrainian:
останнім часом
(ostannim časom)
— in the recent past
Ukrainian:
нещода́вно
(neščodávno)
— in the recent past