Recently vs. Recent
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Difference Between Recently and Recent
Recentlyadverb
In the recent past
a recently published bookRecentadjective
Having happened a short while ago.
Recentlyadverb
in the recent past;
he was in Paris recentlylately the rules have been enforcedas late as yesterday she was finefeeling better of latethe spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning alsoRecentadjective
Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
Recentlyadverb
very recently;
they are newly marriednewly raised objectionsa newly arranged hairdograss new washed by the raina freshly cleaned floorwe are fresh out of tomatoesRecentadjective
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.ADVERTISEMENT
Recentadjective
(sciences) Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
Recentadjective
Of the Holocene, particularly pre-21st century.
Recentadjective
being new in a time not long past;
recent graduatesa recent addition to the houserecent buds on the apple treesRecentadjective
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time;
a late developmenttheir late quarrelhis recent trip to Africain recent monthsa recent issue of the journalRecentadjective
near to or not long before the present;
recent timesof recent origin
