Recent Definition

recent
adjective
  1. new; "recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees"
  2. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"
noun
  1. approximately the last 10,000 years

"Recent" in song lyrics

See how recent is used in real songs:

  • "Some of them are old and some are quite recent"
    Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew — Everybody's Got 2 Get Some
  • "graduated soon, I aint seen her recent"
    Funkdoobiest — Que Sera Sera
  • "Yo lo hice, so i could freak the recent"
    FunkDoobiest — Oye Papi

Usage tips for "recent"

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