Definition: 1. Happening now; of the present time. 2. A flow of electricity through a conductor. 3. A steady flow (usually from natural causes). 4. Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas. 5. Occurring in or belonging to the present time.
Use 'current' in a sentence:
1. He swam to the shore against a strong current.
2. We start the current fiscal year$ 30 million in the hole.
3. The old methods weren't adequate to meet current needs.
4. The company lists its current assets at$ 56.9 million.
5. Your application must be proposed and seconded by current members.
6. The current of the river is fast flowing and treacherous.
7. The current situation is very different to that in 1990.
8. I am ill-informed on current affairs.
9. Much turns on the outcome of the current peace talks.
10. Some analysts estimate its current popularity at around ten per cent.
11. The current reforms will do much to create these conditions.
12. Ministers are worried by this current of anti-government feeling.
13. We were rowing against the current.
14. The secondary current sets up a magnetic field inside the tube.
15. Amidst the current bunch of nonentities, he is a towering figure.
16. He concedes that there are imperfections in the current system.
17. The current economic downturn is markedly different from previous recessions.
18. Current thinking holds that obesity is more a medical than a psychological problem.
19. The canoe found the current and swung around.
20. A fairly strong current seemed to be moving the whole boat.
21. The government is leery of changing the current law.
22. What is the current state of play in the peace talks?
23. She is exploiting the current situation for her own ends.
24. A powerful electric current is passed through a piece of graphite.
25. Their current protests are motivated purely by self-interest.
26. The company lists its current assets at $56.9 million.
27. The low level of current investment has serious implications for future economic growth.
28. What is your current financial status?
29. The boat swung broadside on to the current of the river.
30. It seems improbable that the current situation will continue.
31. She is widely regarded as the current leader's natural successor.
32. They indulged in some highly dubious business practices to obtain their current position in the market.
33. What is the current status of our application for funds?
34. Does your current account pay interest?
35. The company was unable to match his current salary.
36. What is the current thinking on this question?
37. For current prices please visit our website.
38. His current preoccupation is the appointment of the new manager.
39. He must sell the house for the current market value.
40. The factory cannot continue its current level of production.
41. The current situation is very frustrating for us.
42. I felt a current of cool air.
43. The current flows into electric motors that drive the wheels.
44. It's a great place for swimming, but beware dangerous currents.
45. Marine mammals generally swim with the current.
46. The current division of labor between workers and management will alter.
47. Birds use warm air currents to help their flight.
48. This chapter briefly surveys the current state of European politics.
49. The block becomes magnetic when the current is switched on.
50. The current U.S. farm bill, however, is a big step backward.
