current
/ˈkʌrənt/adjective
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वर्तमान, मौजूदा, चालू
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the movement of water or air in one direction; the flow of electricity through a wire
धारा, प्रवाह; विद्युत धारा
- He was swept away by the strong current.
- Switch off the current before you touch the wire.
- The river current is very strong in the monsoon.
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- An electric current flows through the wire.
- A cold current of air came in through the window.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
current + noun
As an adjective, current means happening now. It comes before a noun and is not used after be in this sense.
Adjective के रूप में 'current' का अर्थ अभी चल रहा है; यह noun के पहले आता है और इस अर्थ में 'be' के बाद नहीं लगता।
- The current price of petrol is high.
- What is your current address?
a current of water / air / electricity
As a noun, current is a flow, followed by of or used before the material.
Noun के रूप में 'current' प्रवाह है, जिसके बाद of आता है।
- The swimmer was carried by a strong current of water.
- An electric current passed through the wire.
current affairs / current account
Fixed phrases for the news of the day and a bank account for daily use.
ये fixed phrases दिन की ख़बरों और रोज़मर्रा के उपयोग वाले बैंक खाते के लिए हैं।
- Current affairs is a scoring section in SSC.
- He opened a current account for his shop.
against / with the current
Against the current means opposing the flow; with the current means going along with it.
'Against the current' का अर्थ प्रवाह के विरुद्ध और 'with the current' का अर्थ प्रवाह के साथ है।
- The boat moved against the current.
- Fishermen drifted with the current.
+Collocations 4
current + noun
affairsaccountpricetrendsituationyear
- The current trend is towards online payment.
adjective + current
strongelectricwarmoceanalternatingdirect
- The ocean current brought warm water to the coast.
verb + current
swim againstpasscarrycut offgenerate
- The power cut stopped the current to the whole town.
noun + current
undercurrentair currentsea currentriver currentrip current
- An undercurrent of fear ran through the town.
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- Radhika reads the newspaper daily to keep up with current affairs.
राधिका current affairs से अवगत रहने के लिए प्रतिदिन अख़बार पढ़ती है।
- The swimmer was swept away by the strong current.
तैराक तेज़ धारा में बह गया।
- The current Prime Minister inaugurated the bridge.
वर्तमान प्रधानमंत्री ने पुल का उद्घाटन किया।
- An electric current can be dangerous.
विद्युत धारा खतरनाक हो सकती है।
- The report gives the current position of the project.
रिपोर्ट परियोजना की वर्तमान स्थिति बताती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The current has gone, so the fan has stopped.
✓ The power has gone, so the fan has stopped.
In standard English, a power cut is the loss of power or electricity; current is the flow in a wire.
मानक अंग्रेज़ी में बिजली जाने के लिए 'power' या 'electricity' आता है; 'current' तार में बहने वाली धारा है।
✗ Currently affairs are important for exams.
✓ Current affairs are important for exams.
Before a noun, use the adjective current, not the adverb currently.
Noun के पहले adjective 'current' आता है, adverb 'currently' नहीं।
✗ The river has a strong currents.
✓ The river has a strong current.
A strong takes a singular noun; use current, not currents.
'A strong' के बाद singular noun आता है; 'current' लिखें, 'currents' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
current or currant?
Current is the present time or a flow. Currant, spelt with -ant, is a small dried grape.
Current का अर्थ 'वर्तमान' या 'धारा' है। Currant, जिसकी spelling में -ant है, छोटी सूखी किशमिश को कहते हैं।