recently
gb/ɹˈisəntli/ us/ɹˈisəntli/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 900
Maana
maana 0
adverb
A2
relation
1
Not long ago
A short time ago; not long before now.
Muundo wa matumizi:
recently + [past participle verb]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'recently' with 'soon'. 'Recently' refers to the past, while 'soon' refers to the future.
Visawe
lately (Almost interchangeable in most contexts, though 'lately' is slightly more common in informal speech.)
Vinyume
long ago (Indicates something happened far in the past, opposite of 'recently'.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
recently discovered
|recently married
|recently updated
|recently opened
|recently announced
Mada
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
recently
IPA
GB/ɹˈisəntli/
US/ɹˈisəntli/
Silabi na mkazo
re - cently (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (re)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: recently
- Plural: recentlies
Familia ya neno
Semi
only recently
1/ˈoʊnli ɹˈisəntli/
fixed phrase
Just a short time ago
Used to say something happened not long ago and is still recent.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- Until recently, we lived in the countryside.
- She worked here until recently, but now she has another job.