modern
31modern — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the present or to recent times. 2) characterized by or using the most up to date techniques or equipment. 3) (in art, architecture, etc.) marked in style or content by a significant departure from traditional values. ►… …
32modern — 01. Katrina soon tired of classical ballet, and decided to try a [modern] dance course at the academy. 02. The [modern] family generally consists of two working parents. 03. The computer facility at the university features the most [modern]… …
33modern — mod|ern W1S1 [ˈmɔdn US ˈma:dərn] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: modernus, from Latin modo just now , from modus; MODE] 1.) [only before noun] belonging to the present time or most recent time = ↑contemporary ▪ Such companies must… …
34modern — [[t]mɒ̱də(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ moderns 1) ADJ: ADJ n Modern means relating to the present time, for example the present decade or present century. We had a long talk about the problem of materialism in modern society. ...the risks facing every modern… …
35modern — modernly, adv. modernness, n. /mod euhrn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life. 2. characteristic of present and recent time; contemporary; not antiquated or obsolete: modern viewpoints. 3 …
36modern — mod|ern [ madərn ] adjective *** 1. ) only before noun relating to or belonging to the present time: The program examines the role of women in modern society. the modern world: the pressures of living in the modern world 2. ) using the most… …
37modern — {{11}}modern (adj.) c.1500, now existing; 1580s, of or pertaining to present or recent times; from M.Fr. moderne (15c.) and directly from L.L. modernus modern (Priscian, Cassiodorus), from L. modo just now, in a (certain) manner, from modo (adv.) …
38modern — adjective 1 (only before noun) time belonging to the present time or most recent time: a book about modern history | Traditional treatments, once shunned by modern medicine, are now being examined scientifically. | The original supermarkets were… …
39modern — heutig; up to date (engl.); neoterisch; fortschrittlich; neuzeitlich; zeitgerecht; trendig (umgangssprachlich); zeitgemäß; letzter Schrei ( …
40modern */*/*/ — UK [ˈmɒdə(r)n] / US [ˈmɑdərn] adjective 1) [only before noun] relating to or belonging to the present time The programme examines the role of women in modern society. the modern world: the pressures of living in the modern world 2) using the most …
