- the movement of water in the sea or a river; the movement of air in a particular direction
- with the current It's easier to go with the current.
- against the current He swam to the shore against a strong current.
- Seed pods float and are borne naturally for long distances on ocean currents.
- Birds use warm air currents to help their flight.
- current of something currents of air
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterb2, Geographyb2- Birds of prey use warm air currents to lift them high in the sky.
- He was swimming against the current.
- She was swept away by the treacherous currents.
- The boat was carried along in the current.
- The prevailing current flows from east to west.
- Changes in ocean currents can have drastic effects on marine life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- warm
- air
- wind
- …
- a current of air
- the flow of electricity through a wire, etc.
- wires carrying electric currents
- Check all your wiring before switching on the current.
Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringb2- Measure the current flowing in the wire.
- He leaped as though a powerful electric current had passed through him.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- strong
- low
- …
- generate
- induce
- produce
- …
- flow
- pass through something
- (Indian English, informal) the supply of electricity
- The current failure lasted three hours.
- Electric wires are out of current for as long as 18 hours a day.
- the fact of particular ideas, opinions or feelings being present in a group of people
- Ministers are worried by this current of anti-government feeling.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the adjective sense ‘running, flowing’): from Old French corant ‘running’, from courre ‘run’, from Latin currere ‘run’.
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