Meaning & Definition of Current in English

1. A flow of electricity through a conductor

• "The current was measured in amperes"

2. A steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

• "The raft floated downstream on the current"

• "He felt a stream of air"

• "The hose ejected a stream of water"

3. Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

• "Two streams of development run through american history"

• "Stream of consciousness"

• "The flow of thought"

• "The current of history"

1. Occurring in or belonging to the present time

• "Current events"

• "The current topic"

• "Current negotiations"

• "Current psychoanalytic theories"

• "The ship's current position"