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Word: Current
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English (in the adjective sense ‘running, flowing’): from Old French corant ‘running’, from courre ‘run’, from Latin currere ‘run’
ˈkʌrənt
belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now
Short Definition:belonging to present
Examples:- keep abreast of current events
- I started my current job in 2001
Word: Current
Speech Type: Noun
ˈkʌrənt
a body of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding body of water or air in which there is less movement
Short Definition:moving water or air
Examples:- ocean currents
a flow of electricity which results from the ordered directional movement of electrically charged particles
Short Definition:flow of electricity
Examples:- this completes the circuit so that a current flows to the lamp
- magnetic fields are produced by currents flowing in the cables
the general tendency or course of events or opinion
Short Definition:course of events or opinion
Examples:- the student movement formed a distinct current of protest
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