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current

//ˈkʌɹənt//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Note for current

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
currents

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
currenter
Superlative
currentest

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.

    • The mantle is important to our discussion in that its viscous nature can conduct convection currents that have effects on the crust upon which we live.

  2. 2.A tendency or a course of events.

  3. 3.The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.

  4. 4.Ellipsis of electric current.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Existing or occurring at the moment.

  2. 2.Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment; having currency.

    • That there was current money in Abraham's time is past doubt.

  3. 3.Electric; of or relating to electricity.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #650

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Rare

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Word family

Etymology

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.

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