current

«current» in Mova's school dictionary: a strong movement of water or air in one direction, as in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a current, currents); adjective (current); adverb currently

meaning for a pupil

1) A current is a strong movement of water or air in one direction, as in a river or the sea. tree →

2) An electric current is the flow of electricity through a wire. tree →

3) Current (adjective) means happening or existing now: the current weather. tree →

4) If a story or word is current, many people in a place know it and use it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, electric current flows around a complete circuit from a battery through wires and bulbs; if the circuit is broken, the current stops. In water safety lessons currents are dangerous: a rip current at the beach can pull swimmers out to sea, so swim between the flags and, if caught, don't fight it but swim parallel to the shore or float and signal for help. In everyday life «current» means up to date: current news. Phrases: rip current, electric current, against the current, current events.

examples

• The river current is too strong for swimming. tree →
• Swim between the red and yellow flags to avoid rip currents. tree →
• An electric current flows through the wire to the bulb. tree →
• If the circuit is broken, the current cannot flow. tree →
• The boat drifted with the current. tree →
• Who is the current captain of the team? tree →
• Warm ocean currents make some coasts milder. tree →
• A rip current can pull you away from the beach. tree →
• "vitty" = Devonian for "decent," I conclude the tale is current in Devon. tree →

note

Do not confuse with «currant» (a small dried grape, as in a currant bun); they sound the same. A current can be strong even when the water surface looks calm. In electricity, current is measured in amps.

In the corpora

• It was reported that some schools first banned chatbots and later allowed them with rules; pupils should follow their school's current rules.
• The Galapagos penguin lives on the equator, kept cool by cold ocean currents.
• The smell is «the fine filament, the telegraphic current» (a thin thread, like a telegraph wire's signal).
• The current sweeps him along until he grabs the edge of a big dark hole in the bank.
• A rip current is a strong current that flows away from the shore.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «current» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.