recently
gb/ɹˈisəntli/ us/ɹˈisəntli/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 900
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
adverb
A2
relation
1
Not long ago
A short time ago; not long before now.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
recently + [past participle verb]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'recently' with 'soon'. 'Recently' refers to the past, while 'soon' refers to the future.
Συνώνυμα
lately (Almost interchangeable in most contexts, though 'lately' is slightly more common in informal speech.)
Αντώνυμα
long ago (Indicates something happened far in the past, opposite of 'recently'.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
recently discovered
|recently married
|recently updated
|recently opened
|recently announced
Θέματα
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- I recently started a new job.
- She has recently moved to the city.
- The company recently announced a new product line.
- We recently visited our grandparents.
- He recently discovered his passion for painting.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I recently got a new phone.
- She recently moved here.
- They recently went to the park.
- We recently saw that movie.
- He recently bought a bike.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
recently
IPA
GB/ɹˈisəntli/
US/ɹˈisəntli/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
re - cently (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (re)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: recently
- Plural: recentlies
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
only recently
1/ˈoʊnli ɹˈisəntli/
fixed phrase
Just a short time ago
Used to say something happened not long ago and is still recent.
Παραδείγματα
- I only recently learned how to swim.
- They only recently met each other.
until recently
1/ʌntˈɪl ɹˈisəntli/
fixed phrase
Up to not long ago
Before a short time ago, but not now.
Παραδείγματα
- Until recently, she lived in New York.
- The shop was open until recently.
until recently
2/ʌntˈɪl ɹˈisəntli/
fixed phrase
Up to a short time ago
Used to say something was true in the past but has changed in the very near past.
Παραδείγματα
- Until recently, we lived in the countryside.
- She worked here until recently, but now she has another job.