current

CEFRA2

/ˈkʌɹənt/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Happening or existing now.

  2. 02

    noun

    A steady movement of water, air, or electricity.

Examples

  • The bridge couldn't sustain the force of the strong current and collapsed.

  • The necklace would be worth over $5 000 at current prices.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Ellipsis of electric current.

  2. The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.

More examples

In context

  • We rowed up the river against the current.

  • current events

  • current leaders

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The strong ocean blank pulled the swimmer far from the shore.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Old French curant (French courant), present participle of courre (“to run”), from Latin currere (“to run”) (present participle currens). Doublet of courant.