current
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- adjective
- /ˈkɜːrənt/
:
actual
- We will inform you when this current conflict is resolved.
- a current study
- current smokers
- current trends
And that is to our best current knowledge, what light is.
- And that is to our best current knowledge, what light is.
- That fits, as it happens, that fits their current plan almost perfectly.
- And what is your current status in your brain health?
- But you have two people in the current cabinet like that.
- They fail. They see their current circumstances right now.
- Well, did you have an ex meet a current girlfriend, Shirley?
- Don't take the risk of quitting your current job to follow your passion.
- If you could describe your current style in just three words.
- Social media is a slang term for the current state of the Internet.
- What is Israel doing wrong in this very specific current war in Gaza?
- This is what the current system did to him.
- And if things continue at the current clip, where is this all going?
Examples
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What is their current location?
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She is up to date with the current trends in technology.
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But this is the current state of the room.
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And what is your current status in your brain health?
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This product is very current and we all need this.
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This is what the current system did to him.
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We allow fashion to mirror the current state of our society.
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If you could describe your current style in just three words.
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So what is the current rate of CPI?
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Don't take the risk of quitting your current job to follow your passion.
Synonyms
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1.0
Happening or existing now
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4.2
Belonging to the present time, often showing modern ideas
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3.0
Happening in the time we live in
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3.2
Happening now, not in the past
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4.4
The latest information available now
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From modern or recent times
In place now and not new or future
Antonyms
- Specialized
Not used now, for example an asset not usable within one year or old information
Idioms
To move forward despite strong opposition or many difficulties
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.1
A steady movement of sea water in one direction that moves heat around the planet
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A fast, powerful flow of water in a river or the sea that pulls people and things away
- Specialized
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An electric flow that moves steadily in one direction, for example from a battery
- Specialized
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A record of a country's trade in goods and services and money sent to or from other countries
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A strong narrow flow of water moving from the shore out to sea that can pull swimmers away
- Specialized
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Items a company can turn into cash within one year, like inventory or money owed to it
- Specialized
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Energy made when charged particles move steadily through a wire to power devices
- Specialized
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Recent information about events that people share quickly because it is needed now
- Specialized
A part on trams and trains that takes electricity from overhead wires or a rail to power them
- Specialized
An electric flow that moves in one direction and does not reverse
- Specialized
A current that flows west along the equator because of steady winds
- Specialized
A flow of electricity that moves back and forth regularly, like the power in homes
A warm ocean current that flows northeast off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific
- Specialized
A cold ocean current that flows north along the west coast of South America
- Specialized
A warm ocean current that flows northeast from the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific
- Specialized
A warm ocean flow that moves west across the Pacific just north of the equator
- Specialized
An electric flow between two metal parts caused by heat making electrons leave one part
- Specialized
An ocean flow that moves westward just south of the equator
How Current
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word current as an adjective comes from Latin currere, 'to run', in the sense of 'running now', so current means something that is happening or true at the present time.