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English to English adjective
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occurring in or belonging to the present time |  | Example: current events
the current topic
current negotiations
current psychoanalytic theories
the ship's current position
source: wordnet30
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Running or moving rapidly. | | source: webster1913 noun
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a flow of electricity through a conductor | | Example: the current was measured in amperes
source: wordnet30
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a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) | | Example: the raft floated downstream on the current
he felt a stream of air
the hose ejected a stream of water
source: wordnet30
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dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas | | Example: two streams of development run through American history
stream of consciousness
the flow of thought
the current of history
source: wordnet30
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A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion; as, a current of electricity. | | source: webster1913
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