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recently

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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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
  • Vietnamese: gần đây — in the recent past
  • Vietnamese: mới đây — in the recent past
  • Vietnamese: dạo này — in the recent past
  • Volapük: enu — in the recent past
  • Yiddish: אַנומלט (anumlt) — in the recent past
  • Yiddish: לעצטנס (letstns) — in the recent past
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