| current | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. current, electric current | a flow of electricity through a conductor.; "the current was measured in amperes" |
| ~ electrical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon involving electricity. |
| ~ juice | electric current.; "when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice" |
| ~ thermionic current | an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission. |
| n. (event) | 2. current, stream | 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" |
| ~ tidal current, tidal flow | the water current caused by the tides. |
| ~ rip current, riptide | a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore. |
| ~ undertide, undercurrent | a current below the surface of a fluid. |
| ~ flow, flowing | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases). |
| ~ violent stream, torrent | a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid).; "the houses were swept away in the torrent" |
| ~ eddy, twist | a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself. |
| ~ maelstrom, whirlpool, vortex | a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides). |
| ~ ocean current | the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction. |
| n. (group) | 3. current, flow, stream | 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" |
| ~ course, line | a connected series of events or actions or developments.; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available" |
| adj. | 4. current | occurring in or belonging to the present time.; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position" |
| ~ actual | being or existing at the present moment.; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West" |
| ~ underway, afoot | currently in progress.; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway" |
| ~ circulating | passing from one to another.; "circulating bills and coins" |
| ~ present-day, contemporary | belonging to the present time.; "contemporary leaders" |
| ~ incumbent | currently holding an office.; "the incumbent governor" |
| ~ live | of current relevance.; "a live issue"; "still a live option" |
| ~ live | in current use or ready for use.; "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread" |
| ~ occurrent | presently occurring (either causally or incidentally).; "technical terms are rarely occurrent in literature" |
| ~ on-going, ongoing | currently happening.; "an ongoing economic crisis" |
| ~ on-line, online | being in progress now.; "on-line editorial projects" |
| ~ topical | of interest at the present time.; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty" |
| ~ up-to-date | reflecting the latest information or changes.; "an up-to-date issue of the magazine" |
| ~ latest, up-to-the-minute | up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date.; "the news is up-to-the-minute"; "the very latest scientific discoveries" |
| ~ modern | belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages.; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric" |
| ~ new | not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered.; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World" |
| present | | |
| n. (time) | 1. nowadays, present | the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech.; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" |
| ~ time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past. |
| ~ now | the momentary present.; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" |
| ~ here and now, present moment, moment | at this time.; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment" |
| ~ date | the present.; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date" |
| ~ nonce, time being | the present occasion.; "for the nonce" |
| ~ today | the present time or age.; "the world of today"; "today we have computers" |
| ~ tonight | the present or immediately coming night. |
| n. (possession) | 2. present | something presented as a gift.; "his tie was a present from his wife" |
| ~ gift | something acquired without compensation. |
| ~ birthday gift, birthday present | a present given in celebration of a person's birthday. |
| ~ christmas gift, christmas present | a present given at Christmas time. |
| ~ wedding gift, wedding present | a present given to someone getting married. |
| n. (communication) | 3. present, present tense | a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking. |
| ~ tense | a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time. |
| ~ historical present | the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states. |
| v. (perception) | 4. demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present, show | give an exhibition of to an interested audience.; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" |
| ~ bring home | make understandable and clear.; "This brings home my point" |
| ~ show | make visible or noticeable.; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" |
| v. (communication) | 5. lay out, present, represent | bring forward and present to the mind.; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" |
| ~ argue, reason | present reasons and arguments. |
| ~ argue, indicate | give evidence of.; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" |
| ~ spin | twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation.; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing" |
| ~ say, state, tell | express in words.; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
| v. (creation) | 6. present, represent, stage | perform (a play), especially on a stage.; "we are going to stage `Othello'" |
| ~ performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance. |
| ~ re-create | create anew.; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| ~ localise, localize, set, place | locate.; "The film is set in Africa" |
| v. (possession) | 7. present, submit | hand over formally. |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ bring in | submit (a verdict) to a court. |
| v. (stative) | 8. pose, present | introduce.; "This poses an interesting question" |
| ~ constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent | form or compose.; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
| v. (possession) | 9. award, present | give, especially as an honor or reward.; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" |
| ~ allocate, apportion | distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose.; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip" |
| ~ certificate | present someone with a certificate. |
| ~ bestow, confer | present.; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" |
| v. (possession) | 10. gift, give, present | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| ~ dower, endow | furnish with an endowment.; "When she got married, she got dowered" |
| ~ hand out, give out, pass out, distribute | give to several people.; "The teacher handed out the exams" |
| ~ give away | make a gift of.; "She gave away her antique furniture" |
| ~ raffle, raffle off | dispose of in a lottery.; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas" |
| ~ bung, fee, tip | give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on.; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" |
| ~ bequeath, will, leave | leave or give by will after one's death.; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" |
| ~ cede, surrender, give up, deliver | relinquish possession or control over.; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" |
| ~ deed over, grant | transfer by deed.; "grant land" |
| ~ treat | provide with a gift or entertainment.; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed" |
| ~ donate | give to a charity or good cause.; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month" |
| ~ tender | offer or present for acceptance. |
| ~ render, submit | make over as a return.; "They had to render the estate" |
| v. (communication) | 11. deliver, present | deliver (a speech, oration, or idea).; "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" |
| ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| ~ speechify | make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality.; "These ministers speechify on every occasion" |
| v. (communication) | 12. acquaint, introduce, present | cause to come to know personally.; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ familiarise, familiarize, acquaint | make familiar or conversant with.; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" |
| ~ re-introduce, reintroduce | introduce anew.; "We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself" |
| ~ present | formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.. |
| ~ introduce, bring out | bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.. |
| v. (creation) | 13. portray, present | represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture.; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ interpret, represent | create an image or likeness of.; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" |
| ~ commend | present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence.; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world" |
| v. (communication) | 14. confront, face, present | present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize.; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" |
| ~ face, face up, confront | deal with (something unpleasant) head on.; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" |
| v. (communication) | 15. present | formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.. |
| ~ acquaint, introduce, present | cause to come to know personally.; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" |
| v. (communication) | 16. present, salute | recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position.; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| ~ gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement.; "He gestured his desire to leave" |
| adj. | 17. present | temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration.; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations" |
| ~ existing | presently existing.; "the existing system" |
| ~ immediate | of the present time and place.; "the immediate revisions" |
| ~ inst, instant | in or of the present month.; "your letter of the 10th inst" |
| ~ latter-day | belonging to the present or recent times.; "the latter-day problems of our society" |
| adj. | 18. present | being or existing in a specified place.; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation" |
| ~ attendant | being present (at meeting or event etc.).; "attendant members of the congreation" |
| ~ ever-present | being always present. |
| ~ existing | existing in something specified.; "depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream" |
| ~ here | being here now.; "is everyone here?" |
| ~ naturally occurring | existing by nature and without artificial aid.; "one of the 93 naturally occurring chemical elements" |
| ~ omnipresent, ubiquitous | being present everywhere at once. |
| now | | |
| n. (time) | 1. now | the momentary present.; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" |
| ~ nowadays, present | the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech.; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" |
| adv. | 2. now | in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events.; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port" |
| adv. | 3. now, nowadays, today | in these times.; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television" |
| adv. | 4. now | used to preface a command or reproof or request.; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention" |
| adv. | 5. at present, now | at the present moment.; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now" |
| adv. | 6. at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, like a shot, now, right away, straight off, straightaway | without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening.; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" |
| adv. | 7. now | (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity.; "Now the next problem is..." |
| adv. | 8. now | in the immediate past.; "told me just now" |
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