CURRENT

CUR ·RENT 2 syllables

A1 · Beginner 📏 7 letters 🎲 Scrabble 9 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. a flow of electricity through a conductor
  2. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
  3. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

💬 Examples

  • "the current was measured in amperes"
  • "the raft floated downstream on the current"
  • "he felt a stream of air"
  • "two streams of development run through American history"

🔗 Similar words

electric_currentstreamflow
adjective
  1. occurring in or belonging to the present time

💬 Examples

  • "current events"
  • "the current topic"
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