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current

Noun

∙ The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.
∙ The time rate of flow of electric charge. electricity
∙ A tendency or a course of events.

Adjective

∙ Existing or occurring at the moment.
∙ Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.
∙ Running or moving rapidly. obsolete

BABYLON ENGLISH
current adj.
common, prevalent; present, recent; popular
flow (of water, electricity, etc.); process; tendency; direction

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
current
current
\cur"rent\ (k?r"rent), a. [oe. currant, of. curant, corant, p. pr. of curre, corre, f. courre, courir, to run, from l. currere; perh. akin to e. horse. cf. course, concur, courant, coranto.]
1. running or moving rapidly. [archaic] like the current fire, that renneth upon a cord. to chase a creature that was current then in these wild woods, the hart with golden horns.
2. now passing, as time; as, the current month.
3. passing from person to person, or from hand to hand; circulating through the community; generally received; common; as, a current coin; a current report; current history. that there was current money in abraham's time is past doubt. your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current. his current value, which is less or more as men have occasion for him.
4. commonly estimated or acknowledged.
5. fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic; passable. o buckingham, now do i play the touch to try if thou be current gold indeed.
similar words(23)

electric current
secondary current
alternating current
kuroshio current
direct current
rossel current
rip current
oscillating current
tidal current
price current
current money
account current
current wheel
japan current
garden current
induced current
guinea current
delta current
a direct induced current
y current
current meter
current mill
thermionic current

WORDNET 2.0
current
Noun
1. a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"
(synonym) electric current
(hypernym) electrical phenomenon
(hyponym) juice
2. a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"
(synonym) stream
(hypernym) flow, flowing
(hyponym) tidal flow, tidal current
3. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
(synonym) stream, flow
(hypernym) course, line
Adjective
1. occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
(antonym) noncurrent
(similar) actual
(see-also) modern
(attribute) currentness, currency, up-to-dateness

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Current
Current may refer to:

Ongoing eventsCurrent affairs (disambiguation)Current events
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

current

Noun

∙ The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.
∙ The time rate of flow of electric charge. electricity
∙ A tendency or a course of events.

Adjective

∙ Existing or occurring at the moment.
∙ Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.
∙ Running or moving rapidly. obsolete

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