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Lately

adverb/lˈeɪtli/
Definition
in the recent past
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/lˈeɪtli/
🇬🇧British English
/lˈeɪtli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/lˈeɪtli/
3 syllables Say it as /lˈeɪtli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbin the recent past
“he was in Paris recently”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
in letzter Zeit
in der jüngsten Vergangenheit
🇫🇷French
dernièrement
dans un passé récent
🇪🇸Spanish
últimamente
en el pasado reciente
🇮🇹Italian
ultimamente
nel recente passato
🇳🇱Dutch
de laatste tijd
in het recente verleden
🇵🇹Portuguese
ultimamente
no passado recente
🇷🇺Russian
недавно
в недавнем прошлом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हाल ही में
हाल के दिनों में
🇧🇩Bengali
ইদানীং
সাম্প্রতিক অতীতে
🇮🇳Tamil
சமீபத்தில்
சமீபத்திய கடந்த காலத்தில்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఇటీవల
ఇటీవలి కాలంలో
🇮🇳Marathi
अलीकडे
अलीकडच्या काळात
🇮🇳Gujarati
તાજેતરમાં
તાજેતરના ભૂતકાળમાં
🇮🇳Kannada
ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ
ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഈയിടെയായി
സമീപകാലത്ത്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਾਲ ਹੀ ਵਿੱਚ
ਹਾਲ ਹੀ ਵਿੱਚ
🇵🇰Urdu
حال ہی میں
ماضی قریب میں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
最近
在最近的过去
🇯🇵Japanese
最近
最近の過去に
🇰🇷Korean
최근에
최근에
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gần đây
trong quá khứ gần đây
🇹🇭Thai
เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้
ในอดีตที่ผ่านมา
🇮🇩Indonesian
akhir-akhir ini
di masa lalu
🇵🇭Filipino
kani-kanina lang
sa nakalipas na nakaraan
🇲🇾Malay
kebelakangan ini
pada masa lalu baru-baru ini
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مؤخرا
في الماضي القريب
🇮🇷Persian
اخیرا
در گذشته نه چندان دور
🇹🇷Turkish
son zamanlarda
yakın geçmişte
🇮🇱Hebrew
לָאַחֲרוֹנָה
בעבר הקרוב
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'lately'?
The primary meaning of 'lately' is 'in the recent past'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'lately' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'lately' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'lately' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'lately' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'lately' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'lately' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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