recent
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
recent (comparative more recent, superlative most recent)
- Having happened a short while ago.
- Synonym: (rare, obsolete) nudiustertian
- 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist[1], volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 22 February 2016, page 193:
- Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
- Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
- Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
- The cause has several hundred recent donors.
- I met three recent graduates at the conference.
- (sciences) Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
- 2020 October 4, Evan Gough, “We Now Have Proof a Supernova Exploded Perilously Close to Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago”, in Science Alert:
- Finding it now means it was produced in more recent times, in astronomical terms.
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Translations edit
having happened a short while ago
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Noun edit
recent (plural recents)
- (computing, graphical user interface) A recently viewed or accessed item.
- 2012, Jason R. Rich, Your iPad 2 at Work, page 308:
- Obviously, the first time you launch this app, your Recents list is empty.
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin recentem. First attested in 1653.[1] See also rentar.
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recent m or f (masculine and feminine plural recents)
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References edit
- ^ “recent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading edit
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French récent, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin recēns.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
recent (comparative recenter, superlative recentst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of recent | ||||
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uninflected | recent | |||
inflected | recente | |||
comparative | recenter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | recent | recenter | het recentst het recentste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | recente | recentere | recentste |
n. sing. | recent | recenter | recentste | |
plural | recente | recentere | recentste | |
definite | recente | recentere | recentste | |
partitive | recents | recenters | — |
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French récent, from Latin recēns. Doublet of rece, which was inherited.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
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recent m or n (feminine singular recentă, masculine plural recenți, feminine and neuter plural recente)
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Declension of recent
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | recent | recentă | recenți | recente | ||
definite | recentul | recenta | recenții | recentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | recent | recente | recenți | recente | ||
definite | recentului | recentei | recenților | recentelor |