current
adjective
1. occurring in or belonging to the present time
- current events
- the current topic
- current negotiations
Similar word(s): actual, afoot, underway, circulating, contemporary, incumbent, live, occurrent, ongoing, online, topical, latest, modern, new
Sentences with current as an adjective:
- current events;
- current affairs;
noun
1. a flow of electricity through a conductor
- the current was measured in amperes
Definition categories: phenomenon
2. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
- the raft floated downstream on the current
Similar word(s): stream
Definition categories: event, flow, flowing
3. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- the current of history