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recent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rec?ns (genitive recentis). As classifier for a geological epoch coinciding with human presence (“Recent era”) introduced by Charles Lyell in 1833.
Pronunciation
- enPR: r?'s?nt, IPA(key): /??i?s?nt/
- Hyphenation: re?cent
Adjective
recent (comparative more recent, superlative most recent)
- Having happened a short while ago.
- Synonym: (rare, obsolete) nudiustertian
- Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
- Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
- (sciences) Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
- 2020 October 4, Evan Gough, "We Now Have Proof a Supernova Exploded Perilously Close to Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago", Science Alert:
- Finding it now means it was produced in more recent times, in astronomical terms.
- 2020 October 4, Evan Gough, "We Now Have Proof a Supernova Exploded Perilously Close to Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago", Science Alert:
- (obsolete, geology, astronomy, capitalized) Of the Holocene, particularly pre-21st century.
Derived terms
- recently
- recent memory
Translations
Noun
recent (countable and uncountable, plural recents)
- (obsolete, geology, capitalized) An earlier term for the Holocene.
References
Anagrams
- Center, Centre, center, centre, tenrec
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin recens, recentem. First attested 1653. See also rentar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /r??sent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /r??sen/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re?sent/
Adjective
recent (masculine and feminine plural recents)
- recent
Derived terms
- recentment
Related terms
- rentar
References
Further reading
- “recent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “recent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “recent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French récent, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin rec?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??s?nt/, /re??s?nt/
- Hyphenation: re?cent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
recent (comparative recenter, superlative recentst)
- recent
Inflection
Derived terms
- recentelijk
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French récent, from Latin rec?ns. Doublet of rece, which was inherrited.
Adjective
recent m or n (feminine singular recent?, masculine plural recen?i, feminine and neuter plural recente)
- recent
Declension
recent From the web:
- what recently happened to tiger woods
- what recent transaction interests you and why
- what recent mean
- what recent celebrity died
- what recently happened at the white house
- what recent movies are on netflix
- what recent actor died
- what recent quarters are worth money
old
English
Alternative forms
- ol', ol, ole
- olde (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English old, ald, from Old English ald, eald (“old, aged, ancient, antique, primeval”), from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), originally a participle form, from Proto-Indo-European *h?eltós (“grown, tall, big”). Cognate with Scots auld (“old”), North Frisian ool, ual, uul (“old”), Saterland Frisian oold (“old”), West Frisian âld (“old”), Dutch oud (“old”), Low German old (“old”), German alt (“old”), Swedish äldre (“older, elder”), Icelandic eldri (“older, elder”), Latin altus (“high, tall, grown big, lofty”). Related to eld.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???ld/, /???ld/, /???ld/
- (US) enPR: ?ld, IPA(key): /?o?ld/
- Rhymes: -??ld
Adjective
old (comparative older or elder, superlative (US, dialectal) oldermost or oldest or eldest)
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
- Of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.
- Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- (heading) Of an earlier time.
- Former, previous.
- 1994, Michael Grumley, Life Drawing
- But over my old life, a new life had formed.
- 1994, Michael Grumley, Life Drawing
- That is no longer in existence.
- Obsolete; out-of-date.
- Familiar.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 37:
- Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 37:
- (Britain) Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
- Former, previous.
- Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
- (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 5 Scene 2:
- URSULA: Madam, you must come to your uncle. Yonder's old coil at home: it is proved, my Lady Hero hath been falsely accused, the prince and Claudio mightily abused;
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 5 Scene 2:
Synonyms
- (having existed for a long period of time): ancient, long in the tooth; see also Thesaurus:old
- (having lived for many years): aged, ageing / aging, elderly, long in the tooth, on in years; see also Thesaurus:elderly
- (having existed or lived for the specified time): aged, of age
- (former): erstwhile, ex-, former, one-time, past; see also Thesaurus:former
- (out-of-date): antiquated, obsolete (of words), outdated; see also Thesaurus:obsolete
Antonyms
- (having existed for a long period of time): brand new, fresh, new
- (having lived for many years): young
- (former): current, latest, new
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
old (plural olds)
- (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
- A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.
- (slang) A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
- (slang, most often plural) One's parents.
- I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library.
Anagrams
- DLO, DOL, Dol, LDO, LOD, Lo'd, LoD, Lod, dol, lod
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?/, [??l?]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ?ld, from Proto-Germanic *aldiz, cognate with Gothic ???????????????? (alds).
Noun
old c (singular definite olden, not used in plural form)
- (archaic) period, age, generation
- 1813, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Kristjan den sjette, in: Poetiske Skrifter, vol. 3, p. 306
- 1805, Adam Oehleschläger, Isefjorden / https://kalliope.org/da/text/oehlenschlaeger2019020350
- 1813, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Kristjan den sjette, in: Poetiske Skrifter, vol. 3, p. 306
- (archaic, rare) antiquity
- 1891, Holger Drachmann, Vildt og tæmmet, 299
- 1891, Holger Drachmann, Vildt og tæmmet, 299
Inflection
Derived terms
References
- “Old,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Etymology 2
Clipping of oldtidskundskab.
Noun
old c (uninflected)
- Classical Civilization (a course in secondary school)
- Synonym: oldtidskundskab
Derived terms
- oldlærer
References
- “old” in Den Danske Ordbog
German Low German
Alternative forms
- oold, ol, olt
Etymology
From Middle Low German ôlt. The A became an O through the effect of the velarised L in the same manner as in Dutch oud.
Cognate with English old, Dutch oud, German alt, West Frisian âld.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???t/
Adjective
old (comparative öller, superlative öllst)
- old
Declension
Descendants
- ? German: oll
Hungarian
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *a?a- (“to loosen, open (up), untie”) + -d (frequentative suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?old]
- Homophone: oldd
- Rhymes: -old
Verb
old
- (transitive) to solve
- (transitive) to untie
Conjugation
Derived terms
(With verbal prefixes):
References
Further reading
- old in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Middle Low German
Adjective
old
- Alternative spelling of ôlt.
old From the web:
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- what old coins are worth money
- what old people do for fun
- what old pennies are worth money
- what old books are worth money
- what old belief about the universe
- what old calendar works for 2021
- what old games are on nintendo switch
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