Meaning of current in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkərənt/

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  1. Noun

    current

    Definitions

    1. a flow of electricity through a conductor

    Examples

    • « the current was measured in amperes »
  2. 2. a steady flow (usually from natural causes)

    Examples

    • « the raft floated downstream on the current »
    • « he felt a stream of air »

    Derived terms

  3. 3. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

    Examples

    • « two streams of development run through American history »
    • « stream of consciousness »
    • « the flow of thought »
    • « the current of history »

  4. Qualitative Adjective

    current

    Etymology

    Middle English (in the adjective sense ‘running, flowing’): from Old French corant‘running’, from courre‘run’, from Latin currere‘run’

    Definitions

    1. occurring in or belonging to the present time

    Examples

    • « current events »
    • « the current topic »
    • « current negotiations »
    • « current psychoanalytic theories »
    • « the ship's current position »

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