Definition of current
1a archaic : running, flowingb (1) : presently elapsing the current year (2) : occurring in or existing at the present time the current crisis current supplies current needs (3) : most recent the magazine's current issue the current survey
2 : used as a medium of exchange
3 : generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment current fashions current ideas about education
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Examples of current in a Sentence
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Recent Examples of current from the Web
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The site reps instructed me to have current patients complete the ratings.
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But the current system is set up to ensure that low and middle-income Americans can afford the cost of their premiums.
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The episode has cast a shadow on the organization — and on the current players, who have their own problems in the midst of a 23-33 season.
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Still, current and former administration officials familiar with the call said the transcript was ambiguous enough that Mr. Trump could have justified either firing or retaining Mr. Flynn.
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By 2026, federal funding for Medicaid would be one-third less than under current law.
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The current sucks them under; Gerson breaks free, but Owen is caught in the rocks and drowns.
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Go with the flow of what is taking place and don't fight the current.
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Neither the board’s executive director, Robert Jeffery, nor its current chairperson, Dr. Alice House, would address Almon’s case, saying state law prohibits them from discussing specific physicians.
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Origin and Etymology of current
Middle English curraunt, from Anglo-French corant, present participle of cure, courre to run, from Latin currere — more at car
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Definition of current
1a : the part of a fluid body (such as air or water) moving continuously in a certain directionb : the swiftest part of a streamc : a tidal or nontidal movement of lake or ocean waterd : flow marked by force or strength
2a : a tendency or course of events that is usually the result of an interplay of forces currents of public opinionb : a prevailing mood : strain
3 : a flow of electric charge; also : the rate of such flow
Examples of current in a Sentence
Strong currents pulled the swimmer out to sea.
Air currents carried the balloon for miles.
The circuit supplies current to the saw.
Recent Examples of current from the Web
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The notion that technology combined with radical speech could enable a toppling of the plutocracy taps into the same currents that elected Trump.
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Within Islam itself, Sufism is a centuries-old current that sees religious practice as a means to oneness with God.
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The Black Sea search area — which covered 10 square kilometers (nearly 4 square miles) — was made more difficult by underwater currents that carried debris and body fragments into the open sea.
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In hindsight, this incisive drama by Lucas Hnath, one of the brightest new lights on the scene, seems even more tartly attuned to currents of American culture.
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The Humboldt current brings cool breezes and an abundance of sea life.
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For advice on building Mr. Trump’s national security team, his inner circle has been relying on three hawkish current and former American officials:
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Jade Chang’s debut, The Wangs vs. the World, is fueled by currents of immigrant disenchantment too.
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Anyone who has seen the play can testify to the extraordinary currents of empathy that run between the two actors — an honesty, a vulnerability and an electricity that is never static.
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Origin and Etymology of current
see 1current
Synonym Discussion of current
Other Electrical Engineering Terms
CURRENT Defined for English Language Learners
current
playDefinition of current for English Language Learners
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: happening or existing now : belonging to or existing in the present time
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: aware of what is happening in a particular area of activity
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Definition of current for English Language Learners
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: a continuous movement of water or air in the same direction
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: a flow of electricity
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: an idea, feeling, opinion, etc., that is shared by many or most of the people in a group
CURRENT Defined for Kids
Definition of current for Students
1 : now passing the current month
2 : occurring in or belonging to the present time current events
3 : generally and widely accepted, used, or practiced current customs
Word Root of current
The Latin word currere, meaning “to run,” and its form cursus give us the roots curr and curs. Words from the Latin currere have something to do with running. A current is the direction in which a river runs or flows. When two people concur, their ideas or opinions run together in agreement. A course is the path over which something moves or runs.
Medical Dictionary
current
playMedical Definition of current
1: the part of a fluid body (as air or water) moving continuously in a certain direction
2: a flow of electric charge; also : the rate of such flow
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