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" The big fun in 'Battleship' is that there are no current battleships in the Navy today. The battleships are about 1,000 feet long and they have huge guns. They were what you saw in WWII. The last battleship that was used was the Missouri, which is what the Japanese surrendered to."
Peter Berg

Meaning of "current" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CURRENT

From Old French corant, literally: running, from corre to run, from Latin currere.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CURRENT

ˈkʌrənt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CURRENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Current can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CURRENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of current in the English dictionary

The first definition of current in the dictionary is of the immediate present; in progress. Other definition of current is most recent; up-to-date. Current is also commonly known, practised, or accepted; widespread.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CURRENT

blackcurrant · concurrent · countercurrent · crosscurrent · currant · decurrent · excurrent · incurrent · intercurrent · noncurrent · nonrecurrent · occurrent · photocurrent · recurrent · redcurrant · supercurrent · transcurrent · uncurrent · undercurrent · up-current

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CURRENT

currency market · currency note · currency rate · currency snake · currency trader · currency trading · currency unit · current account · current affairs · current assets · current density · current efficiency · current expenditure · current expenses · current liabilities · current yield · current-account · current-cost accounting · currently · currentness

WORDS THAT END LIKE CURRENT

abhorrent · air current · alternating current · BitTorrent · dark current · deterrent · different · direct current · eddy current · electric current · horrent · Humboldt Current · Japan Current · Labrador Current · North Atlantic Current · nuclear deterrent · Peru Current · residual current · rip current · torrent · turbidity current

Synonyms and antonyms of current in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CURRENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «current» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «current» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CURRENT

Find out the translation of current to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of current from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «current» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

当前的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

actual
570 millions of speakers
en

English

current
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

वर्तमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَالِيّ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

текущий
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

atual
270 millions of speakers
bn

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বর্তমান
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

actuel
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Semasa
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

aktuell
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

現在の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

현재의
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Saiki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiện hành
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தற்போதைய
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वर्तमान
75 millions of speakers
tr

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şimdiki
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

attuale
65 millions of speakers
pl

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aktualny
50 millions of speakers
uk

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поточний
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

actual
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρέχων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huidige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aktuell
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjeldende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of current

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CURRENT»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of current
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about current

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10 QUOTES WITH «CURRENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word current.
1
George Ade
Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature.
2
Magda Apanowicz
I like that in 'Caprica' the virtual world is a new thing. The parents didn't have that growing up. And it's the same thing about the Internet and all the current technology. It didn't exist like it does now for our parents' generation. Kids aren't relating to their parents anymore, and I just find that so honest.
3
Curtis Armstrong
To be honest, I haven't seen a lot of the current crop of teen movies because there's only so much time and there's nothing that really drives me to do it.
4
Peter Berg
The big fun in 'Battleship' is that there are no current battleships in the Navy today. The battleships are about 1,000 feet long and they have huge guns. They were what you saw in WWII. The last battleship that was used was the Missouri, which is what the Japanese surrendered to.
5
Kenneth Branagh
I feel more Irish than English. I feel freer than British, more visceral, with a love of language. Shot through with fire in some way. That's why I resist being appropriated as the current repository of Shakespeare on the planet. That would mean I'm part of the English cultural elite, and I am utterly ill-fitted to be.
6
Stephen Cambone
Where we have the choice between putting a dollar against those that are going to advance horizontal integration and those that are going to sustain current capability, we'd rather put them against the horizontal integration activity.
7
Adam Clymer
I thought writing about somebody current would be a little closer to what I'm used to doing.
8
Jim Cooper
While tax refunds amount to substantial income for many Americans, current IRS rules do not allow taxpayers to directly deposit their refund into more than one account.
9
Mitch Daniels
And before our current legislature adjourns, we intend to become the first state of full and true choice by saying to every low and middle-income Hoosier family, if you think a non-government school is the right one for your child, you're as entitled to that option as any wealthy family; here's a voucher, go sign up.
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Geena Davis
When my friends and I would act out movies as kids, we'd play the guys' roles, since they had the most interesting things to do. Decades later, I can hardly believe my sons and daughter are seeing many of the same limited choices in current films.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURRENT»

Discover the use of current in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to current and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Magnetic Current
This work is still used widely today in science classes, engineering students and by individuals learning scientific trades.
Edward Leedskalnin, 2006
2
Current Therapy in Equine Medicine
This edition of Current Therapy in Equine Medicine brings you thorough coverage and expert advice on selected topics in areas that have seen significant advances in the last 5 years.
Norman Edward Robinson, Kim A. Sprayberry, 2009
3
Current Approaches in Drama Therapy
This second edition of Current Approaches in Drama Therapy offers a revised and updated comprehensive compilation of the primary drama therapy methods and models that are being utilized and taught in the United States and Canada, including ...
David Read Johnson, Renee Emunah, 2009
4
High Voltage Direct Current Transmission
Since the first edition of this book in 1983, HVDC technology has continued to develop and few power systems can now escape its influence.
J. Arrillaga, 1998
5
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: Current Status and Future Trends
Also suitable as a text for graduate students, the book is organized into three sections: Fundamentals of MANET Modeling and Simulation—Describes how MANETs operate and perform through simulations and models Communication Protocols of ...
Jonathan Loo, Jaime Lloret Mauri, Jesús Hamilton Ortiz, 2012
6
Locus of Control: Current Trends in Theory and Research
First published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Herbert M. Lefcourt, 1982
7
Eddy Current Approximation of Maxwell Equations: Theory, ...
This book deals with the mathematical analysis and the numerical approximation of eddy current problems in the time-harmonic case.
Ana Alonso Rodriguez, Alberto Valli, 2010
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Current Controversies on Family Violence
This volume includes chapters by academic and public policy researchers, therapists, lawyers, victim advocates and educators. Some of the controversies in the First Edition have been deleted while new ones have been added.
Donileen R. Loseke, Richard J. Gelles, Mary M. Cavanaugh, 2005
9
Direct Current Fundamentals
For nearly half a century, this widely acclaimed text has presented the fundamental concepts of direct current electricity and magnetism in a straightforward, practical manner.
Stephen Herman, 2011
10
Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology
An essential resource for both students and practitioners, this comprehensive text provides practical, up-to-date information about normal reproduction and reproductive disorders in horses, cattle, small ruminants, swine, llamas, and other ...
Robert S. Youngquist, Walter R. Threlfall, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURRENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term current is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Motley Fool: Judging the quick and the current
For the current ratio, divide current assets by current liabilities, revealing whether the company has sufficient resources (such as cash and ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
2
Japan May current-account surplus widest since '07
TOKYO--Japan posted its biggest current account surplus in May since 2007 on ... Japan has posted strong current account surpluses in recent ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
15000 sq km of coral reef could be lost in current mass bleaching …
Noaa predicts third-ever global bleaching event could cause a 6% global reduction in coral reefs in less than two years. More than a third of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Current accounts 'better for savers' as interest rates up to 3 times …
Traditional savings accounts have become 'redundant' as rock-bottom interest rates mean more people are stashing their cash in current ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
AMD halts Mantle optimizations for current and future graphics cards
Mantle, announced by AMD in 2013, is a low-level API that provides developers direct access to its Graphics Core Next [GCN] line of GPUs, ... «PC Gamer, Jul 15»
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Letters: Greece's current woes demostrate the folly of the whole euro …
Letters: Greece's current woes demostrate the folly of the whole euro ... in describing the current Greek crisis as a rehearsal for worse to come. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Spoilers on the Current Paige vs. Team Bella Storyline and Plans for …
There has been a lot of speculation on the outcome of the current storyline with Paige taking on Team Bella's Alicia Fox, Brie Bella and WWE ... «TWNP-Wrestling News, Jul 15»
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Japan's Current Account 1.64T vs. 1.38T forecast
In a report, Ministry of Finance said that Japan's Current Account rose to a seasonally adjusted 1.64T, from 1.27T in the preceding month. «Investing.com, Jul 15»
9
Japan data - current account, trade balance + more
That trade balance narrowing is going to be a positive for Kuroda and co. Big exporters have benefitted from the weaker yen and the BOJ and ... «ForexLive, Jul 15»
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Xander Bogaerts last in current 'Final Vote' All-Star race
Xander Bogaerts last in current 'Final Vote' All-Star race. 070715bogaertswire.jpg. Photo by: Matt Stone. Boston Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
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