adverb

recently

recently, lately

Have you seen any good movies recently?

Have you seen any good films recently?

She only recently moved to this city.

She only recently moved to this city.

((verb)) recently not long ago Have you seen any good movies recently?

Synonyms: lately, not long ago; Antonyms: long ago, in the distant past

Formed from 'recent' plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'.

It's the adverb form of 'recent'. If something is 'recent' (adjective), it happened 'recently' (adverb).

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