current

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
2. (countable, uncountable) The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
3. (countable, uncountable) The amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.
4. (countable, uncountable) A tendency or a course of events.

Adj

1. Existing or occurring at the moment.
2. Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment; having currency.
3. (South-Asia) Electric; of or relating to electricity.
4. (obsolete) Running or moving rapidly.

Opposite of

future, past, out-of-date, unfashionable, fashionable

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʌɹ.ənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: curraunt

Cognate with French: courant

In summary

From Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Old French curant (French courant), present participle of courre (“to run”), from Latin currere (“to run”) (present participle currens). Doublet of courant.

Synonyms

stream

flow

present

modern

tide

topical

present-day

up-to-date

actual

contemporary

electric current

common

trend

tendency

course

new

🆕

now

running

🏃

drift

water current

advanced

flowing

jet

prevalent

general

rivulet

immediate

widespread

in vogue

torrent

ongoing

popular

electricity

fluent

fashionable

existing

recent

exist

school

🏫

epidemic

spurt

effective

river

rife

in effect

race

rip

run

predominant

present day

Translations

courant

corrente

🏃

corriente

actuel

Strom

actual

Strömung

corrente

attuale

gegenwärtig

stroom

prąd

actueel

aktualny

corrent

🏃

Sentences

His current wife is Nancy Lange , with whom he has a daughter .

The current Director is Professor Frank Gannon .

Eddy current brakes are not suitable for locking a wheel .

The current president of Tyndale House is Mark D . Taylor .