Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

current

/ˈkɐɹənt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.27 in modern English

Syllables
cur-rent
IPA
/ˈkɐɹənt/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of electric current.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of electric current.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A tendency or a course of events.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Existing or occurring at the moment.

adj

Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment; having currency.

adj

Electric; of or relating to electricity.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Old French curant (French courant), present participle of courre (“to run”), from Latin currere (“to run”) (present participle currens). Doublet of courant.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɐɹənt/
  • British English: /ˈkʌɹənt/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Physics.

Inflected Forms

currents (plural) currenter (comparative) more current (comparative) currentest (superlative) most current (superlative)

Derived Forms

countercurrent crosscurrent currentless currentwise downcurrent intercurrent macrocurrent microcurrent multicurrent nanocurrent overcurrent palaeocurrent

Phrases

account current alternating current Birkeland current branch current method California Current call-with-current-continuation charged current convective current

Frequently Paired Words

course currency

Synonyms

flow stream tendency present contemporary current hodiern modern de nos jours present-day fashionable prevailing

Homonyms

currant courant (with both the hurry–furry merger and cure–fir merger)

Antonyms

future past out-of-date unfashionable basic cheugy cringe cringey cringeworthy dated démodé elderly

Rhymes With

weren't concurrent recurrent intercurrent currant occurrent

Questions

How do you pronounce current?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɐɹənt/.
What does current mean?
The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
Where does current come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce current

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