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recent

US /ˈrisənt/

adjective Foundation · A2 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

new

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The recent survey shows that customers prefer faster delivery options.

Word Family

NounNoun
recent gốc recency recentness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
recent gốc
AdverbAdv

Synonyms

  • latestthe most recent news or development
  • currentbelonging to the present time; happening or being used now
  • newnot of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

Collocations

  • Easy recent holiday trip
    describing recent holiday trip (approximately the last 10,000 years)
  • Medium recent developments in the investigation
    describing recent developments in the investigation (approximately the last 10,000 years)
  • Hard synthesize lessons from recent financial downturns
    to synthesize lessons from recent financial downturns, meaning to combine so as to form a more complex, product
  • Very Hard a phenomenon of relatively recent vintage
    referring to a phenomenon of relatively recent vintage

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