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current > 4 senses
ADJECTIVE1currentOccurring in or belonging to the present time
NOUN1current, electric currentA flow of electricity through a conductor
2current, streamA steady flow (usually from natural causes)
3current, stream, flowDominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
current > pronunciation
Soundskaa'rahnt; ker'ahnt; ker'nt
Rhymesabandonment, abatement, aberrant, and 654 more rhymes in ahnt at the HyperDic website...
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current > adjective
MeaningOccurring in or belonging to the present time.
Examples"current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
Attribute ofcurrentness, currency, up-to-dateness
Similaractual; afoot, underway; circulating; contemporary, present-day; incumbent; live; live; ongoing, in progress; on-line; prevailing, prevalent, rife; topical; up-to-date; up-to-the-minute, latest
See alsomodern; new
Contrarynoncurrent
Adverbscurrently
current > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA flow of electricity through a conductor.
Examples"the current was measured in amperes"
Synonymselectric current
Narrowerjuice; thermionic current
Broaderelectrical phenomenon
current > noun 2, event
MeaningA steady flow (usually from natural causes).
Examples"the raft floated downstream on the current"
Synonymsstream
Narrowertidal flow, tidal current; riptide, rip current; undertide, undercurrent; torrent, violent stream; eddy, twist; whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom; ocean current
Broaderflow, flowing
current > noun 3, group
MeaningDominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas.
Examples"the current of history"
Synonymsstream, flow
Broadercourse, line

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