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# recently

adverb (recently)

«recently» 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

Recently means a short time ago, or in the period not long before now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recently/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories and news: «recently» tells the reader something happened not long before. In everyday speech: «I've been tired recently». Often used with the present perfect: «I have recently started…». Phrases: until recently, only recently, quite recently, more recently.

### Examples

- We recently moved to a new house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recently/#x1)
- Have you seen Tom recently? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recently/#x2)
- I've been reading a lot recently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recently/#x3)
- Until recently, there was a shop on that corner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recently/#x4)
- The baby has only recently learned to walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recently/#x5)
- The playground was recently painted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recently/#x6)
- UNCLE Remus met a police officer recently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recently/#x7)

### Note

Adverb from «recent» (+ly). Often with the present perfect («have recently done») or past simple («recently moved»). «Recently» is vague: it can mean days or months, depending on context.

## In Jewish tradition

In stories and news: «recently» tells the reader something happened not long before. In everyday speech: «I've been tired recently». Often used with the present perfect: «I have recently started…». Phrases: until recently, only recently, quite recently, more recently.

### Examples

- Quite recently, and since the completion of my translation, my attention has been drawn to a version by Isidor Kalisch, in which he has reproduced many of the valuable annotations of Meyer. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recently/#x1)

### Note

Adverb from «recent» (+ly). Often with the present perfect («have recently done») or past simple («recently moved»). «Recently» is vague: it can mean days or months, depending on context.

## On Mova

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