happening or existing now; belonging to the present time
"Do you have the current train timetable?"
Our current project focuses on building a new playground for the neighborhood.
✦ From Middle English curraunt, borrowed from Old French corant “running”, present participle of courir “to run”, from Latin currere.
a continuous flow of water, air, or electricity in a particular direction
A strong ocean current pulled the surfer away from the beach.
Eagles ride warm air currents to soar without flapping their wings.
✦ Originally referring to something running or moving, later applied to flowing water and 19th-century physics for electricity.
a general tendency or direction of ideas, events, or opinions that influences people or society
There is a powerful current of public support for renewable energy.
The novel explores the social currents of the 1960s.
✦ Figurative sense developed from the physical idea of a flowing stream influencing what is carried within it.
at the present time; now
She is currently studying for her final exams.
The city museum is currently closed for renovation.
