recent is one of the 1000 most common headwords. receive - recent - reckon Pronunciation enPR: rē'sənt IPA (key): /ˈriːsənt/ SAMPA: /"ri:s@nt/ Audio (US)(file) Hyphenation: re‧cent Positive recent Comparative more recent Superlative most recent Something that is recent has happened a short while ago. Has there been any recent news on the dispute? In recent weeks, we have seen a big jump in the price of gas. These changes are quite recent. Related words recently