Kilo Lingo

/reθjenteˈmente/

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Translation

recently, lately

Word origin

From reciente plus the adverbial suffix -mente, from Latin recens ('fresh, new'). It means 'recently'.

Origin
Latin
Root
recens
English cognates
recently, recent

Examples

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Recently I have been very tired.

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My sister changed jobs recently.

Juan .

Recently we saw John in the street.

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I have spoken with my mother recently.

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Recently we bought a house near the park.

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This word is part of lesson 42.