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English

Etymology

From Middle English curraunt < Old French curant (French: courant) present participle of courre "to run" < Latin currere "to run".

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular current

Plural currents

current (plural currents)

  1. The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.
  2. The time rate of flow of electric charge.
    • Symbol: I (inclined upper case letter "I")
    • Units:
    SI: ampere (A)
    CGS: esu/second (esu/s)
  3. A tendency or a course of events.

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Derived terms

Adjective

current (comparative more current, superlative most current)

Positive current

Comparative more current

Superlative most current
  1. Existing or occurring at the moment.
    current events
    current leaders
    current negotiations
  2. Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.
    current affairs
    current bills and coins
    current fashions

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Translations

existing or occurring at the moment
  • Italian: corrente it(it)
  • Japanese: 現行 (げんこう, genkō), 現在 (げんざい, genzai), 当座 (とうざ, tōza)
  • Polish: bieżący m., bieżąca f., bieżące n.
  • Portuguese: corrente, em curso
  • Russian: нынешний ru(ru) (nýnešnij), текущий ru(ru) (tekúščij)
  • Slovak: súčasný m.
  • Swahili: kisasa sw(sw)
  • Swedish: nuvarande sv(sv)
  • Telugu: ఇటీవలి (iTeevali)
generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment
  • Portuguese: actual (pt), atual (br)
  • Russian: современный (sovr'em'énnyj), текущий (t'ekúš'ij)
  • Spanish: actual es(es)
  • Swahili: kisasa sw(sw)
  • Swedish: aktuell, gällande, gångbar, innevarande
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