English > current: 4 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | 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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