word-vault/dist/data/cards/re/recently.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "recently",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not long ago",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **recently published** book"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **recently released** report"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company **recently announced** plans to lay off one-fifth of its workforce."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **recently completed** a follow-up study of participants."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We received a letter from him recently."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Until recently they were living in York."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I haven't seen them recently *(= it is some time since I saw them)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you used it recently *(= in the recent past)*?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's **only recently** that it's become a problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her father died recently at the age of 79."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Public meetings were held recently to discuss the proposals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has recently signed a deal with a major bank."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːsntli/",
                "audio": "re/recently/recently__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈriːsntli/",
                "audio": "re/recently/recently__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}