recent — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Having happened a short while ago.

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   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.

2. Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.

   Sinonimi

   nouveau

3. Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.

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   The cause has several hundred recent donors.

   I met three recent graduates at the conference.

4. Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.

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   Finding it now means it was produced in more recent times, in astronomical terms.

Sostantivo

1. A recently viewed or accessed item.

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   Obviously, the first time you launch this app, your Recents list is empty.

Aggettivo

1. new

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   recent graduates

   a recent addition to the house

   Altri esempi (1)

   recent buds on the apple trees

2. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

   Sinonimi

   late

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   a late development

   their late quarrel

   Altri esempi (3)

   his recent trip to Africa

   in recent months

   a recent issue of the journal