MODERN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

MODERN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Meaning of modern in English modern adjective us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈmɑː.dɚn / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈmɒd. ə n / modern adjective ( MOST RECENT ) Add to word list Add to word list A2 designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods : modern technology / architecture / medicine / art We're in the very modern-looking building across from the station . approving My grandpa's attitudes are very modern, considering his age . modern modern The building was made using modern construction techniques. up to date The hospital has some of the most up-to-date equipment in the country. latest She always wears the latest fashions. cutting-edge Computers have brought cutting-edge technology into the classroom. high-tech Divers with high-tech equipment discovered the wreck of the ship. See more results » One by one the old buildings in the city have been demolished and replaced with modern tower blocks . Space travel is one of the marvels / wonders of modern science . Does she study classical ballet or modern ballet ? The house has every modern convenience . The modern furniture was out of keeping with the old house . Modern & fashionable ahead of time phrase aura farming aura-farm foppish foppishly funky futuristic futuristically peacock shabby chic sleekly sleekness smartly the avant-garde ultra-sophisticated up to date up-to-the-minute idiom very now way out à la mode See more results » modern adjective ( PRESENT ) B1 of the present or recent times , especially the period of history since around 1500: modern world What do you think is the role of religion in the modern world ? History - general words Age of Exploration age of sail ahistoric ahistorical antiquarian antiquary cultural heritage digital age early modern epigraphist heritage historian information age living history living museum maritime heritage modern age oral tradition the Agrarian Revolution unhistorical See more results » (Definition of modern from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) modern | Intermediate English modern adjective us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈmɑd·ərn / Add to word list Add to word list existing in the present or a recent time , or using or based on recently developed ideas , methods , or styles : modern life modern architecture / art (Definition of modern from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of modern modern This is a part of modern -day society that is never revealed. From TIME In modern society, we are conditioned from an early age to want things we don't need. From Huffington Post They thought in social science they will discover the solutions to modern society's problems. From NPR Do you think there's a modern version of this problem? From The Atlantic But she thinks the results might be different if the data were more modern . From TIME The early modern period was kind of the peak for witch trials, so that's from the 1500s, give or take, through the 1600s. From NPR I believe that the mission of modern corrections is to protect the public by correcting deviant behavior through moral rehabilitation. From The Atlantic Many aspects of modern technology make people a bit uneasy, but genetically modified foods may be in a class by themselves. From Ars Technica Super modern , clean lines will rule this trend. From Huffington Post It's a dying fact of modern death care. From TIME It was sort of the more modern story, and it would make sense to write about. From Huffington Post She stayed appropriate but true too her womanhood and who she is as a modern woman. From ABC News Which means we have to be a lot more productive, workforce participation has to rise from its all-time modern lows. From Politico Recessions are signal events in any modern economy. From Huffington Post Inside, the five-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom home is more modern . From Los Angeles Times These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of modern ? Translations of modern in Chinese (Traditional) 最近的, 現代的, 新式的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 最近的, 现代的, 新式的… See more in Spanish moderno, moderno/na [masculine-feminine, singular]… See more in Portuguese moderno, moderno/-na… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian आधुनिक, नविन कल्पना आणि आकृत्या वापरून केलेली वस्तू… See more 現代的な, 近代的な, 現代の… See more yeni, çağdaş, modern… See more moderne… See more modern… See more modern… See more மிக சமீபத்திய யோசனைகள் மற்றும் முறைகளைப் பயன்படுத்தி வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டு தயாரிக்கப்பட்டது, தற்போதைய அல்லது சமீபத்திய காலங்களில், குறிப்பாக சுமார் 1500 முதல் வரலாற்றின் காலம்… See more आधुनिक, वर्तमान का… See more આધુનિક, અદ્યતન, અર્વાચીન… See more moderne… See more modern… See more moden… See more modern… See more moderne, samtids-, ny… See more جدید, نیا… See more сучасний… See more ఆధునిక, ప్రస్తుత లేదా ఇటీవలి కాలంలో, ముఖ్యంగా 1500 నుండి చరిత్ర కాలం… See more আধুনিক, সাম্প্রতিকতম ভাবনা এবং পদ্ধতি অনুযায়ী নকশা করে তৈরি… See more moderní… See more modern… See more สมัยใหม่… See more hiện đại… See more nowoczesny, współczesny… See more 현대의, 근대의… See more moderno… See more Need a translator? 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