current

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Etymology

From Middle English curraunt, from Old French curant (French: courant), present participle of courre (“to run”), from Latin currere, present active infinitive of currō (“I run”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkʌɹənt/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈkɝɹənt/

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Noun

current (plural currents)

1. The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.
2. (electricity) The time rate of flow of electric charge.

   • Symbol: I (inclined upper case letter "I")
   • Units:

   SI: ampere (A)

   CGS: esu/second (esu/s)

3. A tendency or a course of events.

Synonyms

• (part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction): flow, stream
• (time rate of flow of electric charge): electric current
• (tendency or course of events): flow, stream, tendency

Derived terms

• undercurrent

Translations

part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction

• Albanian: lumë (sq) f
• Armenian: հոսանք (hy) (hosank’) 
• Bulgarian: струя (bg) f (struja)
• Catalan: riu m, corrent m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 水流 (cmn) (shuǐliú)

• Czech: proud (cs) m
• Dutch: stroming (nl) f, stroom (nl) m
• Esperanto: fluo (eo)
• Estonian: hoovus (et)
• Finnish: virta (fi)
• French: courant (fr) m
• German: Strömung (de) f
• Greek: ρεύμα (el) (révma) n 
• Hawaiian: au
• Hungarian: áram (hu)
• Indonesian: arus (id)
• Interlingua: currente
• Irish: sruth (ga) m
• Italian: corrente (it) m
• Japanese: 流れ (nagare)
• Jèrriais: couothant m, halant m
• Latin: flumen (la) n, cursus (la) m, aestus (la) (current of sea) m
• Latvian: straume (lv) f

• Lithuanian: srovė f, tėkmė (lt) f
• Malay: arus (ms)
• Manx: stroo (gv) m
• Maori: au (mi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: strøm (no) m

  Nynorsk: straum (nn) m

• Old Irish: sruth m and n
• Persian: جریان، جاری
• Polish: prąd (pl) m
• Portuguese: corrente (pt) f
• Romanian: curent (ro) m, șuvoi (ro) n, flux (ro) n
• Russian: поток (ru) (potók) m , течение (ru) (t'ečénije) n 
• Scottish Gaelic: sruth (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: struja (sh) f
• Slovak: tok m, prúd
• Slovene: tok (sl) m
• Spanish: corriente (es) f
• Swahili: kisasa (sw)
• Swedish: ström (sv) c, strömning (sv) c
• Tagalog: agos
• Telugu: ప్రవాహం (pravaahaM)
• Thai: กระแส (th) (kràsǎě)
• Turkish: Akıntı (tr)

time rate of flow of electric charge

• Armenian: հոսանք (hy) (hosank’) 
• Bulgarian: ток (bg) m (tok)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 電流 (cmn), 电流 (cmn) (diànliú)

• Czech: proud (cs) m
• Dutch: stroom (nl) m
• Finnish: virta (fi), sähkövirta (fi)
• French: courant (fr) m
• German: Strom (de) m
• Greek: τάση (el) (tási) f 
• Interlingua: currente
• Italian: corrente (it) m
• Japanese: 電流 (denryū)
• Latvian: strāva (lv) f

• Lithuanian: srovė (lt) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: strøm (no) m, strømstyrke (no) m

  Nynorsk: straum (nn) m, straumstyrke (nn) m

• Polish: prąd (pl) m
• Portuguese: corrente (pt) f
• Romanian: curent (ro) m
• Russian: ток (tok) m
• Slovene: tok (sl) m
• Spanish: corriente (es) f
• Swahili: kisasa (sw)
• Swedish: ström (sv) c
• Telugu: కరెంటు (kareMTu)
• Thai: กระแส (th) (kràsǎě)

tendency or a course of events

• Bulgarian: ход (bg) m (hod)
• Finnish: suuntaus (fi)
• French: courant (fr) m
• Greek: ρεύμα (el) (révma) n 
• Italian: corrente (it) m
• Japanese: 流れ (nagare)

• Latvian: gaita (lv) f
• Lithuanian: eiga (lt) f, tėkmė (lt) f
• Romanian: curs (ro) n, mers (ro) n, manieră (ro) f
• Russian: ход (χod) m
• Swedish: riktning (sv) c, strömning (sv) c, tendens (sv) c

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

• Lithuanian: srovė f
• Slovak: tok m, prúd

Adjective

current (comparative currenter or more current, superlative currentest or most current)

1. Existing or occurring at the moment.

   current events

   current leaders

   current negotiations

2. Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.

   current affairs

   current bills and coins

   current fashions

Synonyms

• (existing or occurring at the moment): present
• (generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment): fashionable, prevailing, prevalent, rife, up-to-date

Antonyms

• (existing or occurring at the moment): future, past
• (generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment): out-of-date, unfashionable

Translations

existing or occurring at the moment

• Arabic: جارٍ (jārin) m indefinite, الجاري (al-jāriy) m definite, جارية (jāriya) f
• Bulgarian: текущ (bg) (tekušt), сегашен (bg) (segašen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 活期 (cmn) (huóqī), 通用 (cmn) (tōngyòng)

• Czech: současný (cs) m
• Danish: aktuel (da), nuværende (da)
• Dutch: huidig (nl), huidige (nl), actueel (nl)
• Esperanto: nuntempa (eo)
• Finnish: ajankohtainen (fi), tämänhetkinen (fi), nykyinen (fi)
• French: courant (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: gegenwärtig (de)
• Greek: παρών (el) (parón) , τρέχων (el) (tréchon) , τωρινός (el) (torinós) 
• Hungarian: jelenlegi (hu), aktuális (hu)
• Interlingua: currente (ia)

• Italian: corrente (it), attuale (it)
• Japanese: 現行 (げんこう, genkō), 現在 (げんざい, genzai), 当座 (とうざ, tōza)
• Latvian: pašreizējs (lv), esošs (lv)
• Lithuanian: einamasis (lt), dabartinis (lt)
• Norwegian: aktuell (no), nåværende (no)
• Persian: کنونی (fa) (konuni)
• Polish: bieżący (pl) m, aktualny (pl) m
• Portuguese: corrente (pt), em curso (pt)
• Romanian: actual (ro) m and n, curent (ro) m and n, în curs; care se întâmplă
• Russian: нынешний (ru) (nýnešnij) , текущий (ru) (tekúščij) 
• Slovak: súčasný m
• Spanish: actual (es)
• Swahili: kisasa (sw)
• Swedish: nuvarande (sv)
• Telugu: ఇటీవలి (iTeevali)
• Volapük: nuik (vo)

generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment

• Bengali: আধুনিক (bn) (adhunik)
• Bulgarian: общоприет (bg) (obštopriet)
• Czech: aktuální (cs)
• Dutch: aktueel (nl), aktuele (nl)
• Finnish: juokseva (fi), käypä (fi), nykyinen (fi)
• French: actuel (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: attuale (it), corrente (it)

• Latvian: esošs (lv)
• Norwegian: aktuell (no), nåværende (no), gjeldende (no)
• Polish: aktualny (pl) m
• Portuguese: actual (pt), atual (pt) (br)
• Russian: современный (ru) (sovr'em'énnyj) m , текущий (ru) (t'ekúš'ij) m 
• Spanish: actual (es)
• Swahili: kisasa (sw)
• Swedish: aktuell (sv), gällande (sv), gångbar (sv), innevarande (sv)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

• Lithuanian: einamas m, esamas m
• Spanish: actual

Related terms

• current account
• current events
• currently

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Latin

Verb

current

1. third-person plural future active indicative of currō
   1. "they will run, they will gallop"
   2. "they will hurry, they will hasten, they will speed"
   3. "they will move, they will travel, they will proceed"