English > current: 4 senses > adjective 1Meaning | occurring in or belonging to the present time. |
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Examples | - "current events"
- "the current topic"
- "current negotiations"
- "current psychoanalytic theories"
- "the ship's current position"
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Attribute of | currentness, currency, up-to-dateness | The property of belonging to the present time |
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Narrower | actual | Being or existing at the present moment |
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afoot, underway | currently in progress |
circulating | Passing from one to another |
contemporary, present-day | belonging to the present time |
incumbent | currently holding an office |
live | Of current relevance |
live | in current use or ready for use |
occurrent | presently occurring (either causally or incidentally) |
on-line, online | In progress now |
ongoing, on-going | currently happening |
topical | Of interest at the present time |
up-to-date, up to date | Reflecting the latest information or changes |
up-to-the-minute, latest | Up to the immediate present |
See also | modern | belonging to the modern era |
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new | not of long duration |
Opposite | noncurrent | not current or belonging to the present time |
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Spanish | actual, vigente |
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Catalan | actual, en curs |
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Nouns | currentness, currency | the property of belonging to the present time |
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Adverbs | currently | at this time or period |
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