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Definitions for Current

[1] passing in time; belonging to the time actually passing: the current month.
[2] prevalent; customary: the current practice.
[3] popular; in vogue: current fashions.
[4] new; present; most recent: the current issue of a publication.
[5] publicly reported or known: a rumor that is current.
[6] passing from one to another; circulating, as a coin.
[7] Archaic . running; flowing.
[8] Obsolete . genuine; authentic.
[9] a flowing; flow, as of a river.
[10] something that flows, as a stream.
[11] a large portion of air, large body of water, etc., moving in a certain direction.
[12] the speed at which such flow moves; velocity of flow.
[13] Electricity . electric current.
[14] a course, as of time or events; the main course; the general tendency.
[15] of the immediate present; in progress current events
[16] most recent; up-to-date
[17] commonly known, practised, or accepted; widespread a current rumour
[18] circulating and valid at present current coins
[19] (esp of water or air) a steady usually natural flow
[20] a mass of air, body of water, etc, that has a steady flow in a particular direction
[21] the rate of flow of such a mass
[22] Also called: electric current physics a flow of electric charge through a conductor the rate of flow of this charge. It is measured in amperes Symbol: I
[23] a general trend or drift currents of opinion

Words related to Current

modern, ongoing, present, prevailing, tide, flood, river, stream, instant, general, ruling, in, now, fad, mod, swinging, rush, run, progression, jet

Words nearby Current

currency, currency bar, currency bond, currency note, currency principle, current, current account, current assets, current balance, current cost, current density

Origin of Current

1250–1300; < Latin current- (stem of currēns ) running (present participle of currere ); replacing Middle English curraunt < Anglo-French < Latin as above; see -ent

Words that may be confused with Current

currant, current

Other words from Current

cur·rent·ly , adverb
non·cur·rent , adjective
non·cur·rent·ly , adverb
pre·cur·rent , adjective
un·cur·rent , adjective
un·cur·rent·ly , adverb

Word origin for Current

C13: from Old French corant, literally: running, from corre to run, from Latin currere

Synonyms for Current

modern, ongoing, present, prevailing, fad, general, in, instant, mod, now, ruling, swinging, accepted, accustomed, afoot, circulating, common knowledge, customary, cutting-edge, doing, existent, extant, fashionable, going around, hot, in circulation, in progress, in the mainstream, in the news, in use, in vogue, leading-edge, on front burner, popular, present-day, prevalent, rampant, regnant, rife, state-of-the-art, topical, trendy, up-to-date, widespread