recently
gb/ɹˈisəntli/ us/ɹˈisəntli/
A2
Anglais
~ 900
Sens
0 sens
adverb
A2
relation
1
Not long ago
A short time ago; not long before now.
Schéma d’usage :
recently + [past participle verb]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'recently' with 'soon'. 'Recently' refers to the past, while 'soon' refers to the future.
Synonymes
lately (Almost interchangeable in most contexts, though 'lately' is slightly more common in informal speech.)
Antonymes
long ago (Indicates something happened far in the past, opposite of 'recently'.)
Collocations
recently discovered
|recently married
|recently updated
|recently opened
|recently announced
Thèmes
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- 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.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
recently
API
GB/ɹˈisəntli/
US/ɹˈisəntli/
Syllabes et accentuation
re - cently (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (re)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: recently
- Plural: recentlies
Famille de mots
Expressions
only recently
1/ˈoʊnli ɹˈisəntli/
fixed phrase
Just a short time ago
Used to say something happened not long ago and is still recent.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- Until recently, we lived in the countryside.
- She worked here until recently, but now she has another job.