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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cur•rent•ly (kûr′ənt lē, kur′-),USA pronunciation adv. - at the present time;
now:She is currently working as a lab technician.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cur•rent /ˈkɜrənt, ˈkʌr-/USA pronunciation adj. - belonging to the time passing;
present:[before a noun]the current rate of inflation. - generally or commonly used or accepted;
prevalent:current usage in English. - most recent;
new;
most up-to-date:current events. - publicly or commonly reported or known:a rumor current among insiders.
n. [countable] - a portion of a large body of water or mass of air that moves in a certain direction:The raft was swept into the current and carried out to sea.
- Electricitythe movement or flow of electric charge, measured in amperes:The current was switched off so that the train crews could walk safely on the tracks.
- a general tendency, course, or trend, as of thinking or ideas:a current of unrest among the students.
cur•rent•ly, adv.: This style is currently in fashion.See -cur-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cur•rent (kûr′ənt, kur′-),USA pronunciation adj. - passing in time;
belonging to the time actually passing:the current month. - prevalent;
customary:the current practice. - popular;
in vogue:current fashions. - new;
present;
most recent:the current issue of a publication. - publicly reported or known:a rumor that is current.
- passing from one to another;
circulating, as a coin. - [Archaic.]running;
flowing. - [Obs.]genuine;
authentic.
n. - a flowing;
flow, as of a river. - something that flows, as a stream.
- a large portion of air, large body of water, etc., moving in a certain direction.
- the speed at which such flow moves;
velocity of flow. - ElectricitySee electric current.
- a course, as of time or events;
the main course;
the general tendency.
- Latin as above; see -ent
- Anglo-French
- Latin current- (stem of currēns) running (present participle of currere); replacing Middle English curraunt
- 1250–1300
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged common, widespread, popular, rife. Current, present, prevailing, prevalent refer to something generally or commonly in use. That which is current is in general circulation or a matter of common knowledge or acceptance:current usage in English.Present refers to that which is in use now; it always has the sense of time:present customs.That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others:prevailing fashion.That which is prevalent exists or is spread widely:a prevalent idea.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stylish, fashionable, modish.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See stream.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obsolete.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged old-fashioned.
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