Meaning & use
recent
Having happened or begun only a short time ago.
See it in a sentence
Recent rain has filled the shallow pond.
The display includes her most recent paintings.
A note on using this word
Recent comes before a noun, as in 'a recent visit.' Recently is the adverb: 'We visited recently.' The time span depends on context.
Words with a similar meaning
newlatest
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Words with an opposite meaning
old
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