What does Current mean?
Definitions for Current
ˈkɜr ənt, ˈkʌr-cur·rent
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Current.
Princeton's WordNet
current, electric currentnoun
a flow of electricity through a conductor
"the current was measured in amperes"
current, streamnoun
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
"the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water"
stream, flow, currentadjective
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
"two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
currentadjective
occurring in or belonging to the present time
"current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
Wiktionary
currentnoun
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.
currentnoun
The time rate of flow of electric charge.
currentnoun
A tendency or a course of events.
currentadjective
Existing or occurring at the moment.
currentadjective
Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.
Etymology: From curraunt, from curant (French: courant), present participle of courre, from currere, present active infinitive of curro.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CURRENTadjective
Etymology: currens, Latin.
Shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. Gen.
That there was current money in Abraham’s time is past doubt, though it is not sure that it was stampt; for he is said to be rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. Arbuthnot.
Many strange bruits are received for current. Philip Sidney.
Because such as openly reprove supposed disorders of state, are taken for principal friends to the common benefit of all, under this fair and plausible colour, whatsoever they utter passeth for good and current. Richard Hooker, b. i.
I have collected the facts, with all possible impartiality, from the current histories of those times. Jonathan Swift.
They have been trained up from their infancy in one set of notions, without ever hearing or knowing what other opinions are current among mankind. Isaac Watts, Improvement.
About three months ago we had a current report of the king of France’s death. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
We are also to consider the difference between worth and merit, strictly taken; that is, a man’s intrinsick; this, his current value; which is less or more, as men have occasion for him. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. b. ii. c. 7. sect. 34.
Oft leaving what is natural and fit,
The current folly proves our ready wit;
And authors think their reputation safe,
Which lives as long as fools are pleas’d to laugh. Alexander Pope.Fouler than heart can think thee, thou canst make
No excuse current, but to hang thyself. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.Currentnoun
The current, that with gentle murmur glides,
Thou know’st, being stopp’d, impatiently doth rage;
But his fair course is not hindered:
He makes sweet musick with th’ enamel’d stones. William Shakespeare.These inequalities will vanish in one place, and presently appear in another, and seem perfectly to move like waves, succeeding and destroying one another; save that their motion oftentimes seems to be quickest, as if in that vast sea they were carried on by a current, or at least by a tide. Boyle.
Heav’n her Eridanus no more shall boast,
Whose fame in thine, like lesser currents lost;
Thy nobler streams shall visit Jove’s abodes,
To shine among the stars, and bathe the gods. John Denham.Not fabled Po more swells the poet’s lays,
While through the sky his shining current strays. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
current
Current typically refers to the flow or movement of something, often referring to the flow of electricity in a circuit or the movement of water in a river or ocean. It can also refer to the most recent or up-to-date state of something, such as current news or events.
Webster Dictionary
Currentadjective
running or moving rapidly
Currentadjective
now passing, as time; as, the current month
Currentadjective
passing from person to person, or from hand to hand; circulating through the community; generally received; common; as, a current coin; a current report; current history
Currentadjective
commonly estimated or acknowledged
Currentadjective
fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic; passable
Currentadjective
a flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion; as, a current of electricity
Currentadjective
general course; ordinary procedure; progressive and connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of opinion, etc
Etymology: [OE. currant, OF. curant, corant, p. pr. of curre, corre, F. courre, courir, to run, from L. currere; perh. akin to E. horse. Cf. Course, Concur, Courant, Coranto.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Current
kur′ent, adj. running or flowing: passing from person to person: generally received: now passing: present.—n. a running or flowing: a stream: a portion of water or air moving in a certain direction: course.—n. Curr′ency, circulation: that which circulates, as the money of a country: general estimation.—adv. Curr′ently.—n. Curr′entness, state of being current: general acceptance.—Pass current, to be received as genuine. [L. currens, -ent-is—currĕre), to run.]
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Current
The adjustment, or effects of a continuous attempt at readjustment of potential difference by a conductor, q. v., connecting two points of different potential. A charged particle or body placed in a field of force tends to move toward the oppositely charged end or portion of the field. If a series of conducting particles or a conducting body are held so as to be unable to move, then the charge of the field tends, as it were, to move through it, and a current results. It is really a redistribution of the field and as long as such redistribution continues a current exists. A current is assumed to flow from a positive to a negative terminal; as in the case of a battery, the current in the outer circuit is assumed to flow from the carbon to the zinc plate, and in the solution to continue from zinc to carbon. As a memoria technica the zinc may be thought of as generating the current delivering it through the solution to the carbon, whence it flows through the wire connecting them. (See Ohm's Law--Maxwell's Theory of Light--Conductor-Intensity.) [Transcriber's note: Supposing electric current to be the motion of positive charge causes no practical difficulty, but the current is actually the (slight) motion of negative electrons.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
current
A body of water moving in a certain direction and caused by wind and density differences in water. The effects of a current are modified by water depth, underwater topography, basin shape, land masses, and deflection from the earth
CrunchBase
CURRENT
CURRENT, a Germantown, MD-based provider of core smart grid infrastructure and software solutions.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
current
A certain progressive flowing of the sea in one direction, by which all bodies floating therein are compelled more or less to submit to the stream. The setting of the current, is that point of the compass towards which the waters run; and the drift of the current is the rate it runs at in an hour. Currents are general and particular, the former depending on causes in constant action, the latter on occasional circumstances. (See DIRECTION.)
current
Depends on several circumstances. First, the tide varies with the state of the moon, running strongest at the springs, and the force of the ebb is much increased by rains, land freshes, &c. The currents also vary, especially when wind and tide combine to accelerate their action.
Editors Contribution
current
A flow of electricity through a conductor.
Rhe battery current was very efficient.
Submitted by MaryC on December 28, 2019
current
A movement of energy.
The air current at the coast and inland was moderate and calm.
Submitted by MaryC on January 13, 2020
current
The present moment.
The current love, solidarity and unity we all share is creating the loving, just and fair solutions we choose from our hearts.
Submitted by MaryC on May 2, 2020
Suggested Resources
Current
Current vs. Currant -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Current and Currant.
Current
Currant vs. Current -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Currant and Current.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CURRENT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Current is ranked #12269 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Current surname appeared 2,535 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Current.
88% or 2,233 total occurrences were White.
7% or 179 total occurrences were Black.
2% or 53 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2% or 52 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Matched Categories
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Current' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #727
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Current' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1248
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Current' in Nouns Frequency: #2139
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Current' in Adjectives Frequency: #84
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1507","1"],["1515","50"],["1524","3"],["1563","1"],["1564","3"],["1568","1"],["1572","6"],["1575","1"],["1579","4"],["1581","3"],["1582","3"],["1584","8"],["1587","2"],["1589","1"],["1590","24"],["1592","3"],["1600","50"],["1606","6"],["1607","7"],["1618","1"],["1620","6"],["1624","6"],["1625","1"],["1632","1"],["1635","3"],["1637","12"],["1638","7"],["1641","1"],["1642","1"],["1643","4"],["1644","13"],["1646","1"],["1647","6"],["1648","2"],["1649","3"],["1650","38"],["1651","1"],["1652","6"],["1653","11"],["1655","6"],["1656","3"],["1657","8"],["1658","15"],["1659","8"],["1660","7"],["1661","1"],["1662","7"],["1664","18"],["1667","5"],["1668","15"],["1669","7"],["1670","9"],["1671","2"],["1672","3"],["1673","18"],["1674","4"],["1675","5"],["1676","8"],["1677","16"],["1678","17"],["1679","15"],["1680","17"],["1681","13"],["1682","20"],["1683","42"],["1684","26"],["1685","22"],["1686","11"],["1687","49"],["1688","36"],["1689","16"],["1690","15"],["1691","4"],["1692","15"],["1693","8"],["1694","17"],["1695","7"],["1696","9"],["1697","13"],["1698","36"],["1699","25"],["1700","51"],["1701","40"],["1702","46"],["1703","17"],["1704","48"],["1705","56"],["1706","64"],["1707","45"],["1708","50"],["1709","21"],["1710","34"],["1711","37"],["1712","33"],["1713","43"],["1714","123"],["1715","68"],["1716","84"],["1717","68"],["1718","196"],["1719","101"],["1720","115"],["1721","94"],["1722","196"],["1723","61"],["1724","87"],["1725","77"],["1726","136"],["1727","242"],["1728","92"],["1729","87"],["1730","170"],["1731","192"],["1732","95"],["1733","63"],["1734","126"],["1735","135"],["1736","107"],["1737","115"],["1738","132"],["1739","224"],["1740","161"],["1741","96"],["1742","177"],["1743","111"],["1744","196"],["1745","114"],["1746","130"],["1747","187"],["1748","239"],["1749","360"],["1750","214"],["1751","335"],["1752","260"],["1753","373"],["1754","345"],["1755","413"],["1756","172"],["1757","360"],["1758","337"],["1759","467"],["1760","460"],["1761","263"],["1762","445"],["1763","321"],["1764","334"],["1765","290"],["1766","522"],["1767","514"],["1768","606"],["1769","380"],["1770","675"],["1771","665"],["1772","465"],["1773","579"],["1774","847"],["1775","726"],["1776","799"],["1777","462"],["1778","609"],["1779","373"],["1780","588"],["1781","377"],["1782","425"],["1783","540"],["1784","574"],["1785","865"],["1786","1047"],["1787","1361"],["1788","1094"],["1789","855"],["1790","1458"],["1791","1084"],["1792","1126"],["1793","1202"],["1794","1359"],["1795","1212"],["1796","1384"],["1797","1480"],["1798","1413"],["1799","1420"],["1800","2376"],["1801","3590"],["1802","3162"],["1803","2535"],["1804","3307"],["1805","3815"],["1806","3506"],["1807","3424"],["1808","3380"],["1809","4240"],["1810","4147"],["1811","6656"],["1812","5261"],["1813","5041"],["1814","5399"],["1815","5768"],["1816","3876"],["1817","6311"],["1818","8565"],["1819","8425"],["1820","8138"],["1821","6906"],["1822","8769"],["1823","8228"],["1824","8744"],["1825","9016"],["1826","7079"],["1827","8558"],["1828","7722"],["1829","9617"],["1830","10568"],["1831","11414"],["1832","13368"],["1833","11163"],["1834","10842"],["1835","14009"],["1836","13238"],["1837","14543"],["1838","12712"],["1839","18782"],["1840","17155"],["1841","14585"],["1842","16358"],["1843","16285"],["1844","16215"],["1845","17708"],["1846","19158"],["1847","19109"],["1848","21841"],["1849","23666"],["1850","23088"],["1851","23632"],["1852","27004"],["1853","32436"],["1854","34121"],["1855","34693"],["1856","36627"],["1857","25826"],["1858","28508"],["1859","33328"],["1860","37562"],["1861","20546"],["1862","19259"],["1863","20910"],["1864","24560"],["1865","24118"],["1866","27448"],["1867","31425"],["1868","36799"],["1869","32337"],["1870","32316"],["1871","31804"],["1872","35967"],["1873","45229"],["1874","43124"],["1875","45618"],["1876","44093"],["1877","43402"],["1878","44706"],["1879","48106"],["1880","48239"],["1881","75936"],["1882","54711"],["1883","72909"],["1884","81692"],["1885","61202"],["1886","64355"],["1887","65819"],["1888","66058"],["1889","67998"],["1890","70953"],["1891","99384"],["1892","101394"],["1893","105146"],["1894","97750"],["1895","89110"],["1896","134001"],["1897","106032"],["1898","112304"],["1899","85036"],["1900","117774"],["1901","129074"],["1902","134938"],["1903","141285"],["1904","139223"],["1905","140243"],["1906","172883"],["1907","152465"],["1908","166364"],["1909","146398"],["1910","160071"],["1911","167089"],["1912","139680"],["1913","164472"],["1914","171243"],["1915","152643"],["1916","134624"],["1917","169031"],["1918","127063"],["1919","140971"],["1920","168602"],["1921","152979"],["1922","182044"],["1923","151964"],["1924","145913"],["1925","112918"],["1926","111520"],["1927","131131"],["1928","138461"],["1929","110038"],["1930","130879"],["1931","136557"],["1932","125130"],["1933","134792"],["1934","117669"],["1935","137020"],["1936","147124"],["1937","172917"],["1938","178140"],["1939","186749"],["1940","183800"],["1941","182888"],["1942","175445"],["1943","177944"],["1944","112291"],["1945","129199"],["1946","159975"],["1947","228773"],["1948","222506"],["1949","238448"],["1950","261351"],["1951","257054"],["1952","270971"],["1953","223953"],["1954","230203"],["1955","249403"],["1956","236678"],["1957","260203"],["1958","276440"],["1959","293091"],["1960","327612"],["1961","382021"],["1962","381964"],["1963","381054"],["1964","381471"],["1965","466274"],["1966","473619"],["1967","459814"],["1968","504300"],["1969","458652"],["1970","480736"],["1971","518072"],["1972","535707"],["1973","484251"],["1974","488024"],["1975","555019"],["1976","536591"],["1977","578238"],["1978","562203"],["1979","606132"],["1980","632051"],["1981","671998"],["1982","683215"],["1983","713938"],["1984","789482"],["1985","772570"],["1986","854409"],["1987","873103"],["1988","919246"],["1989","1018997"],["1990","1121503"],["1991","1056773"],["1992","1198062"],["1993","1194474"],["1994","1216193"],["1995","1260746"],["1996","1270419"],["1997","1329380"],["1998","1394456"],["1999","1487702"],["2000","1595524"],["2001","1688567"],["2002","1860226"],["2003","1970056"],["2004","2056873"],["2005","2069339"],["2006","2164737"],["2007","2258615"],["2008","2402163"]]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Current in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Current in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Current in a Sentence
We have affirmed our shared commitment to addressing the current challenge, the caravans will not be permitted to enter The Post.
I don't support the concept in its current form, as someone who has rallied for significant pedestrian safety reforms for years, I prioritize the protection and security of all New Yorkers, but it appears to me as though this is an overreach of government.
Consumer sentiment is a reflection of our current situation and not a predictor of the economy or the market's ultimate direction.
It is a quite remarkable fact that the great religions of the most civilized peoples are more deeply fraught with sadness than the simpler beliefs of earlier societies. This certainly does not mean that the current of pessimism is eventually to submerge the other, but it proves that it does not lose ground and that it does not seem destined to disappear.
Further, the FBI 302 indicated that Flynn apparently was aware his communications had been monitored, and at several points he thanks the The FBI agents for reminding him of some of his conversations with Russian officials. A Washington Post article published one day before Flynns White House interview with the agents, citing The FBI sources, publicly revealed that The FBI had wiretapped Flynns calls with Sergey Kislyak and cleared Sergey Kislyak of any criminal conduct. It was unclear who leaked that information to Washington Post -- or why The FBI would need to question Flynn about Sergey Kislyak contacts given that the bureau had already recorded them. FILE - In this June 7, 2017, file photo, then-FBI acting director Andrew McCabe listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon Van Grack, File) Christopher Wray, earlier this year, suggested in testimony that several agentscould be under internal investigationby The FBI. As for current employees, there are what I would call more line-level employees who were involved in some of the events in the report, all of those employees were referred to our Office of Professional Responsibility, which is our disciplinary arm.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for Current
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- جارٍ, تيارArabic
- общоприет, ход, сегашен, струя, текущ, токBulgarian
- আধুনিকBengali
- corrent, actual, riuCatalan, Valencian
- proud, současný, aktuálníCzech
- nuværende, aktuelDanish
- gegenwärtig, Strom, StrömungGerman
- ρεύμα, τωρινός, εντάση, τρέχων, παρώνGreek
- fluo, nuntempaEsperanto
- actual, corrienteSpanish
- hoovusEstonian
- جریان، جاری, کنونیPersian
- sähkövirta, virta, nykyinen, tämänhetkinen, suuntaus, käypä, juokseva, ajankohtainenFinnish
- courant, actuelFrench
- sruthIrish
- sruthScottish Gaelic
- strooManx
- वर्तमानHindi
- áram, aktuális, jelenlegiHungarian
- հոսանքArmenian
- currenteInterlingua
- arusIndonesian
- corrente, attualeItalian
- 電流, 当座, 現在, 現行, 流れJapanese
- flumen, cursus, aestus, currentLatin
- tėkmė, srovė, dabartinis, eiga, einamasisLithuanian
- esošs, strāva, gaita, straume, pašreizējsLatvian
- auMāori
- arusMalay
- actueel, huidige, stroming, aktueel, stroom, huidig, aktueleDutch
- straum, straumstyrkeNorwegian Nynorsk
- nåværende, strøm, aktuell, strømstyrke, gjeldendeNorwegian
- aktualny, prąd, bieżącyPolish
- actual, atual, corrente, em cursoPortuguese
- mers, șuvoi, curs, curent, manieră, fluxRomanian
- ток, текущий, нынешний, течение, поток, современный, ходRussian
- strujaSerbo-Croatian
- súčasný, prúd, tokSlovak
- tokSlovene
- lumëAlbanian
- strömning, gångbar, gällande, ström, tendens, innevarande, aktuell, nuvarande, riktningSwedish
- kisasaSwahili
- కరెంటు, ఇటీవలి, ప్రవాహంTelugu
- กระแสThai
- agosTagalog
- AkıntıTurkish
- струмUkrainian
- موجودہUrdu
- hiện hànhVietnamese
- nuikVolapük
- 当前Chinese
Get even more translations for Current »
Translation
Find a translation for the Current definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Current." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 17 Feb. 2025. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/Current>.
Discuss these Current definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In