belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now

keep abreast of current events

I started my current job in 2001

a body of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding body of water or air in which there is less movement

ocean currents

a flow of electricity which results from the ordered directional movement of electrically charged particles

this completes the circuit so that a current flows to the lamp

magnetic fields are produced by currents flowing in the cables

the general tendency or course of events or opinion

the student movement formed a distinct current of protest