Currentnoun
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.
Pastnoun
The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
âa book about a time machine that can transport people back into the pastâ;
Currentnoun
(electricity) The time rate of flow of electric charge.
Pastnoun
(grammar) The past tense.
Currentnoun
A tendency or a course of events.
Pastadjective
Having already happened; in the past; finished.
âpast gloriesâ;
Currentadjective
Existing or occurring at the moment.
âcurrent events;â; âcurrent leaders;â; âcurrent negotiationsâ;
Pastadjective
(postmodifier) Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
Currentadjective
Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.
âcurrent affairs;â; âcurrent bills and coins;â; âcurrent fashionsâ;
Pastadjective
Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
âduring the past yearâ;
Currentadjective
(obsolete) Running or moving rapidly.
Pastadjective
(grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
âpast tenseâ;
Currentadjective
Running or moving rapidly.
âLike the current fire, that rennethUpon a cord.â; âTo chase a creature that was current thenIn these wild woods, the hart with golden horns.â;
Pastadverb
in a direction that passes
âI watched him walk pastâ;
Currentadjective
Now passing, as time; as, the current month.
Pastadverb
Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.
âIgnore them, we'll play past them.â; âPlease don't drive past the fruit stand, I want to stop there.â;
Currentadjective
Passing from person to person, or from hand to hand; circulating through the community; generally received; common; as, a current coin; a current report; current history.
âThat there was current money in Abraham's time is past doubt.â; âYour fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current.â; âHis current value, which is less or more as men have occasion for him.â;
Pastpreposition
beyond in place, quantity or time
âthe room past mineâ; âcount past twentyâ; âpast midnightâ;
Currentadjective
Commonly estimated or acknowledged.
Pastadjective
Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.
Currentadjective
Fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic; passable.
âO Buckingham, now do I play the touchTo try if thou be current gold indeed.â;
Pastnoun
A former time or state; a state of things gone by.
âThe present is only intelligible in the light of the past, often a very remote past indeed.â;
Currentnoun
A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion; as, a current of electricity.
âTwo such silver currents, when they join,Do glorify the banks that bound them in.â; âThe surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents, whose direction . . . the navigator should know.â;
Pastpreposition
Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of.
âUntil we be past thy borders.â; âLove, when once past government, is consequently past shame.â;
Currentnoun
General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of opinion, etc.
Pastpreposition
Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour.
âIs it not past two o'clock?â;
Currentnoun
a flow of electricity through a conductor;
âthe current was measured in amperesâ;
Pastpreposition
Above; exceeding; more than.
âNot past three quarters of a mile.â; âBows not past three quarters of a yard long.â;
Currentnoun
a steady flow (usually from natural causes);
âthe raft floated downstream on the currentâ; âhe felt a stream of airâ;
Pastadverb
By; beyond; as, he ran past.
âThe alarum of drums swept past.â;
Currentnoun
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;
âtwo streams of development run through American historyâ; âstream of consciousnessâ; âthe flow of thoughtâ; âthe current of historyâ;
Pastnoun
the time that has elapsed;
âforget the pastâ;
Currentadjective
occurring in or belonging to the present time;
âcurrent eventsâ; âthe current topicâ; âcurrent negotiationsâ; âcurrent psychoanalytic theoriesâ; âthe ship's current positionâ;
Pastnoun
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret);
âreporters dug into the candidate's pastâ;
Currentadjective
belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now
âkeep abreast of current eventsâ; âI started my current job in 2001â;
Pastnoun
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
Currentadjective
in common or general use
âthe other meaning of the word is still currentâ;
Pastadjective
earlier than the present time; no longer current;
âtime pastâ; âhis youth is pastâ; âthis past Thursdayâ; âthe past yearâ; âthe present leaderâ; âarticles for present useâ; âthe present topicâ; âthe present systemâ; âpresent observationsâ;
Currentnoun
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
âocean currentsâ;
Pastadjective
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office;
âa retiring member of the boardâ;
Currentnoun
a flow of electricity which results from the ordered directional movement of electrically charged particles
âthis completes the circuit so that a current flows to the lampâ; âmagnetic fields are produced by currents flowing in the cablesâ;
Pastadjective
a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time;
âpast participleâ;
Currentnoun
a quantity representing the rate of flow of electric charge, usually measured in amperes
âat high currents there is wasteful power dissipationâ;
Pastadverb
so as to pass a given point;
âevery hour a train goes pastâ;
Currentnoun
the general tendency or course of events or opinion
âthe student movement formed a distinct current of protestâ;
Past
The past is the set of all events that occurred before a given point in time. The past is contrasted with and defined by the present and the future.