of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
“a late development”
Word Forms
recency
noun
the property of having happened or appeared not long ago
recentness
noun
the property of having happened or appeared not long ago
lateness
noun
quality of coming late or later in time
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
jüngste
ungefähr die letzten 10.000 Jahre
🇫🇷French
récent
environ les 10 000 dernières années
🇪🇸Spanish
reciente
aproximadamente los últimos 10.000 años
🇮🇹Italian
recente
circa gli ultimi 10.000 anni
🇵🇹Portuguese
recente
aproximadamente nos últimos 10.000 anos
🇷🇺Russian
недавний
примерно последние 10 000 лет
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हाल ही का
लगभग पिछले 10,000 वर्ष
🇧🇩Bengali
সাম্প্রতিক
প্রায় গত 10,000 বছর
🇮🇳Tamil
சமீபத்திய
தோராயமாக கடந்த 10,000 ஆண்டுகளில்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఇటీవలి
సుమారు గత 10,000 సంవత్సరాలు
🇮🇳Marathi
अलीकडील
अंदाजे मागील 10,000 वर्षे
🇮🇳Gujarati
તાજેતરનું
લગભગ છેલ્લા 10,000 વર્ષો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ
ಸರಿಸುಮಾರು ಕಳೆದ 10,000 ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സമീപകാല
ഏകദേശം കഴിഞ്ഞ 10,000 വർഷങ്ങൾ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਾਲੀਆ
ਲਗਭਗ ਪਿਛਲੇ 10,000 ਸਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
حالیہ
تقریباً پچھلے 10,000 سال
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
最近的
大约过去一万年
🇯🇵Japanese
最近の
過去約1万年間
🇰🇷Korean
최근의
대략 지난 10,000년 동안
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gần đây
khoảng 10.000 năm qua
🇹🇭Thai
ล่าสุด
ประมาณ 10,000 ปีที่ผ่านมา
🇮🇩Indonesian
terkini
sekitar 10.000 tahun terakhir
🇵🇭Filipino
kamakailan
humigit-kumulang sa huling 10,000 taon
🇲🇾Malay
baru-baru ini
kira-kira 10,000 tahun yang lalu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مؤخرًا
ما يقرب من 10،000 سنة الماضية
🇮🇷Persian
اخیر
تقریباً در 10000 سال گذشته
🇹🇷Turkish
son
yaklaşık son 10.000 yıl
🇮🇱Hebrew
לאחרונה
בערך 10,000 השנים האחרונות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'recent'?
The primary meaning of 'recent' is 'approximately the last 10,000 years'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'recent' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'recent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'recent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'recent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'recent' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'recent' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'recent' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Neutral
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Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'recent' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'recent' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'recent' as formal, casual, or slang?
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