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re·cent
(rē′sənt)adj.
1. Of, belonging to, or occurring at a time immediately before the present.
2. Modern; new.
3. Recent Geology Of, relating to, or being the Holocene Epoch. See Table at geologic time.
re′cen·cy, re′cent·ness n.
re′cent·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
recently
– newly – latelyRecently and newly are both used to indicate that something happened only a short time ago. There is no difference in meaning, but newly can only be used with an '-ed' form, usually in front of a noun.
...the newly elected Government.
On the newly painted white wall was a photograph of the President.
Recently can be used in several positions in a sentence.
... his recently established Internet business.
Recently a performance of Macbeth was given there.
There was recently a formal inquiry.
I have recently re-read all his books.
You can use recently or lately to say that something started happening a short time ago and is continuing to happen. You cannot use newly with this meaning.
They have recently been taking German lessons.
Lately he's been going around with Miranda Watkins.
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| Adv. | 1. | recently - in the recent past; "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" |
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recently
adverb not long ago, newly, lately, currently, freshly, of late, latterly The bank recently opened a branch in Germany.
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recently
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Translations
أَخِيراًمؤخَّرا
nedávno
for nyligfor nyligt
اخیرا
äskettäinviime aikoina
nedavno
napokban: a napokban
nÿlega
最近
최근에
pred kratkimzadnje čase
nyligen
เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้
geçenlerdeson zamanlarda
mới đây
recently
[ˈriːsntlɪ] ADV1. (= not long ago) → recientemente, hace poco, recién (LAm)
until recently → hasta hace poco
it is only very recently that I started painting → empecé a pintar hace muy poco or apenas nada
as recently as 1998 he was living in London → aún en 1998, todavía vivía él en Londres
it was discovered as recently as 1903 → se descubrió hace apenas nada, en 1903
until recently → hasta hace poco
it is only very recently that I started painting → empecé a pintar hace muy poco or apenas nada
as recently as 1998 he was living in London → aún en 1998, todavía vivía él en Londres
it was discovered as recently as 1903 → se descubrió hace apenas nada, en 1903
2. (= lately) → últimamente, recientemente
I haven't heard from her recently → últimamente or recientemente no he sabido nada de ella
just recently he's been acting strangely → últimamente se ha estado comportando de un modo extraño
I haven't heard from her recently → últimamente or recientemente no he sabido nada de ella
just recently he's been acting strangely → últimamente se ha estado comportando de un modo extraño
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
recently
[ˈriːsəntli] adv (= a short time ago) → récemment
The bank recently opened a branch in Germany → La banque a récemment ouvert une succursale en Allemagne.
until recently → jusqu'à il y a peu de temps encore
as recently as → pas plus tard que
The bank recently opened a branch in Germany → La banque a récemment ouvert une succursale en Allemagne.
until recently → jusqu'à il y a peu de temps encore
as recently as → pas plus tard que
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
recently
adv (= a short while ago) → vor Kurzem, kürzlich; (= the other day also) → neulich; (= during the last few days or weeks) → in letzter Zeit; recently he has been doing it differently → seit Kurzem macht er das anders; as recently as → erst; quite recently → erst vor Kurzem, erst kürzlich; until (quite) recently → (noch) bis vor Kurzem; he lived there until as recently as last year → er hat bis letztes Jahr noch dort gelebt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
recently
[ˈriːsntlɪ] adv → di recente, recentemente, ultimamenteas recently as 1990 → soltanto nel 1990
until recently → fino a poco tempo fa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
recent
(ˈriːsnt) adjective happening, done etc not long ago. Things have changed in recent weeks; recent events.
ˈrecently adverbHe came to see me recently.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
recently
→ أَخِيراً nedávno for nylig neulich πρόσφατα recientemente äskettäin récemment nedavno recentemente 最近 최근에 onlangs nylig ostatnio recentemente недавно nyligen เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้ son zamanlarda mới đây 最近Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
recently
adv recientemente, últimamenteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.