Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

currently

/ˈkʌɹ ənt.li/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.08 in modern English

Syllables: cur-rent-ly
IPA: /ˈkʌɹ ənt.li/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

At this moment, at present, now.

Example Sentences

"All the beds of the hotel are currently occupied, but we have a free room tomorrow."
"I'm currently living with my parents while I find a new job."
"He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair."
"CBP told CNN it currently processes “nearly 4 million duty-free de minimis shipments a day.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English current Middle English -ly English -ly English currently From current + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkʌɹ ənt.li/
British English: /ˈkʌɹ.ənt.li/

Inflected Forms

more currently (comparative) most currently (superlative)

Phrases

in this day and age

Frequently Paired Words

in this day and age

Synonyms

anymore any more at present at the minute at the moment at this moment in time atm currently just now now nowadays presently

Antonyms

formerly subsequently

Rhymes With

concurrently

Questions

How do you pronounce currently?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌɹ ənt.li/.
What does currently mean?: At this moment, at present, now.
Where does currently come from?: Etymology tree English current Middle English -ly English -ly English currently From current + -ly.

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