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# recent

adjective (recent, more recent, most recent)

«recent» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Happening or made not long ago: a recent photo, recent rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recent/#m1)
2. «The most recent» means the newest or latest one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recent/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, history and news: «recent studies show…», «recent storms». In maths data problems «the most recent score» is the last one in the list. In everyday life: «a recent trip», «in recent weeks». Phrases: «in recent years/weeks», «recent events», «most recent», «until recent times».

### Examples

- This is a recent photo of my dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recent/#x1)
- Recent rain has made the river high. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recent/#x2)
- Her most recent score was 92. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recent/#x3)
- In recent weeks, the days have got colder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recent/#x4)
- Recent studies show children need more sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recent/#x5)
- The town has grown in recent times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recent/#x6)
- Is this a recent drawing? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recent/#x7)
- Our most recent trip was to the coast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recent/#x8)
- The war in 1490 was spoken of as quite recent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recent/#x9)

### Note

Adjective; adverb: recently. Opposite: old, ancient, past long ago. «Recent» is relative — for rocks, «recent» can mean thousands of years!

## In Jewish tradition

In science, history and news: «recent studies show…», «recent storms». In maths data problems «the most recent score» is the last one in the list. In everyday life: «a recent trip», «in recent weeks». Phrases: «in recent years/weeks», «recent events», «most recent», «until recent times».

### Examples

- Miller calls attention to the recent change of view in reference to several im- portant qnestions in the history of elementary mathematics. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recent/#x1)

### Note

Adjective; adverb: recently. Opposite: old, ancient, past long ago. «Recent» is relative — for rocks, «recent» can mean thousands of years!

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «recent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«recent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/recent.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «recent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«recent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/recent.html) on Mova free.