adverb

recently

Translation

recently, lately, not long ago

I saw him quite recently.

Have you been to the cinema recently?

Have you been to the movies recently?

(modifies a verb) to do sth. recently. I recently bought a new car.

(at the end of a sentence) to do sth. recently. Have you seen her recently?

Synonyms: lately, newly, not long ago; Antonyms: long ago, formerly

Formed from the adjective 'recent' and the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Recent' comes from Latin 'recens' (fresh, new).

This is the adverb for 'recent'. A 'recent' photo was taken 'recently'.