how to pronounce recent

/ˈɹiː.sənt/

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recent is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of recent in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… now we know the recent events last year …”

meaning of recent

Recent means happening or occurring recently.

recent frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word recent occurs in english on average 158.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics recent can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that recent can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) life, nature, and living environment;