The meaning of RECENTLY is during a recent period of time : lately. How to use recently in a sentence.

RECENTLY definition: 1. not long ago, or at a time that started not long ago: 2. not long ago, or at a time that…. Learn more.

RECENTLY meaning: 1. not long ago, or at a time that started not long ago: 2. not long ago, or at a time that…. Learn more.

Definition of recently adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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If you have done something recently or if something happened recently, it happened only a short time ago. The bank recently opened a branch in Germany. It is only fairly recently that historians have begun to investigate the question.

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What does the adverb recently mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb recently . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

'Recently' in a sentence: I saw him recently for the first time in many years.

You can use recently or lately to say that something started happening a short time ago and is continuing to happen. You cannot use newly with this meaning. They have recently been taking German lessons.