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- pronunciation:
- kuhr
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
happening in or belonging to the present time.
This must be his old phone number; do you know his current one?Do you follow the current trends in fashion?Here are the reports for the current fiscal year.- synonyms:
- existent, present
- antonyms:
- antique, former, old, past
- similar words:
- actual, contemporary, extant, fashionable, instant, live, living, modern, new, ongoing, prevailing
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| definition 2: |
in general use at the present time.
He uses slang words that are no longer current.- synonyms:
- usual
- antonyms:
- extinct, obsolete, outdated
- similar words:
- common, customary, familiar, general, living, popular, predominant, present-day, prevalent, standard, up to date, well-known
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| related words: |
immediate, last, living, modish, prevailing, recent, trendy |
adverb + (adj.)current
past
(adj.)current
+ noun
account,
affair,
climate,
consumption,
controversy,
crisis,
crop,
debate,
deficit,
density,
downturn,
estimate,
event,
exhibition,
expenditure,
favorite,
finding,
generation,
literature,
output,
practice,
projection,
recession,
regime,
regulation,
research,
residence,
result,
situation,
status,
study,
surplus,
system,
trend,
usage,
yield
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the flowing movement of a body or mass of fluid or gas.
The air currents were too strong to go up in the hot air balloon today.The ocean currents affect the speed of the ship.The current is strongest in the middle of the stream.- synonyms:
- flow
- similar words:
- flux, wash
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| definition 2: |
the flow of electricity in a conductor.
- synonyms:
- electricity
- similar words:
- alternating current, direct current, juice, output, power
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| definition 3: |
a trend or tendency.
The current of opinion is in his favor.- synonyms:
- direction, drift, trend
- similar words:
- course, mainstream, tendency, tenor, tide, turn, wind
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| related words: |
air, breeze, draft, flood, flow, wind |
adjective + (n.)current
alternating,
cold,
cultural,
dangerous,
deep,
electric,
electrical,
fast,
gentle,
intellectual,
main,
powerful,
prevailing,
shifting,
slow,
steady,
strong,
swift,
tidal,
treacherous,
warm
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verb + (n.)current
drift, float, generate, induce, ride, swim
(n.)current
+ verb
carry, cause, flow, push, shift, sweep, swirl
noun + (n.)current
air, beam, channel, convection, electron, household, ocean, rip, river, sodium, stream, surface, threshold, tide, tube, voltage, water, wave, wind
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| derivation: |
currentness (n.) |
The words current and currant (a berry or raisin) sound alike but have different meanings.
The word current
contains the following parts:
cur1, curr, cor1, corr, curs, cour1, cours
Latin
root
that means to run
  Example words:
concourse, concur, concurrent, corral, corridor, corsair, courier, course, courser, currency, current, curriculum, cursive, cursory, discourse, excursion, incur, incursion, intercourse, occur, occurrence, precursor, recourse, recur
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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