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1. current
adjective. ['ˈkɝːənt, ˈkɝːnt, ˈkɑːrənt'] occurring in or belonging to the present time.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- curraunt (Middle English (1100-1500))
- curant (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Current
- tarrant
- parrent
- garant
- farrant
- arent
- aren't
- arant
How do you pronounce current?
Pronounce current as ˈkɑrənt.
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Sentences with current
1. Adjective
Make an estimate of how much money you will make for the current, or next, tax year.
Quotes about current
1. Very much, string theory is simply a work in progress. What we are inching toward every day are predictions that within the realm of current technology we hope to test. It's not like we're working on a theory that is permanently beyond experiment. That would be philosophy.
- Brian Greene
2. Apple Computer would not have reached its current peak of success if it had feared to roll the dice and launch products that didn't always hit the mark. In the mid-1990s, the company was considered washed up, Steve Jobs had departed, and a string of lackluster product launches unrelated to the company's core business.
- Naveen Jain
3. So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
2. current
noun. ['ˈkɝːənt, ˈkɝːnt, ˈkɑːrənt'] a flow of electricity through a conductor.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- curraunt (Middle English (1100-1500))
- curant (Old French (842-ca. 1400))