modern

[US]/'mɒd(ə)n/
[UK]/'mɑdɚn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. contemporary, new-fashioned, stylish, of the present time, modernistic

Phrases & Collocations

modern technology

modern art

modern design

modern society

modern architecture

modern chinese

modern science

modern times

modern life

modern city

modern medicine

modern industry

in modern times

modern agriculture

modern world

modern history

modern enterprise management

modern civilization

ancient and modern

modern age

Example Sentences

a modern lifestyle; a modern way of thinking.

modern art; modern medicine.

Modern Italian, Modern Romance languages.

the granddaddy of modern computers.

the pace of modern life.

the progenitor of modern jazz.

the story of modern farming.

a part of modern education

the trend of modern living

the pantheon of modern physics.

the evolution of the modern car

the framework of modern government

the precursor of modern mathematics

Modern life is numerical.

Real-world Examples

Advanced manufacturing and modern services registered rapid growth.

Source: Government bilingual documents

Art lovers need to head over to the Tate modern.

Source: Creative Cloud Travel

At this point, I'd be happy with just plain modern.

Source: Never learn English.

But the reality of modern work and modern life is that nobody does it alone.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED Highlights

What was the name of the first modern credit card?

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Greek architecture was quite different from modern architecture.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

I don't know. My tablet seems more modern than a laptop.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

But a skyscraper is an altogether modern idea, made possible by modern technologies.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation April 2021

Ernest Hemingway is a giant of modern literature.

Source: Stories of World Celebrities: Literary Figures and Poets

Modern trees don't produce as much raisin as the ancient Algarrobos.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

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