Current vs. Present — What's the Difference?

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

The present (or here and now) is the time that is associated with the events perceived directly and in the first time, not as a recollection (perceived more than once) or a speculation (predicted, hypothesis, uncertain). It is a period of time between the past and the future, and can vary in meaning from being an instant to a day or longer.

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

A moment or period in time perceptible as intermediate between past and future; now.

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

The present tense.

The general tendency or course of events or opinion

A verb form in the present tense.

Belonging to the present time; present-day

Presents(Law) The document or instrument in question

Being in progress now

Pres·ent (prĕzənt) Something presented; a gift.

Commonly accepted or used; prevalent

Pre·sent (prĭ-zĕnt) The position of a rifle or other weapon when presented.

Passing from one to another; circulating, as money or a rumor

Existing or happening now; current

Running; flowing.

Being at hand or in attendance

A steady, smooth onward flow or movement

Existing in something specified

The part of a body of liquid or gas that has a continuous onward movement

Now being considered; actually here or involved

A general tendency, movement, or course.

(Grammar) Designating a verb tense or form that expresses current time.

A flow of electric charge.

(Archaic) Readily available; immediate.

The amount of electric charge flowing past a specified circuit point per unit time, usually expressed in amperes.

(Obsolete) Alert to circumstances; attentive.

The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.

To make a gift or award of

The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) nocap=a.

To make a gift to

(electricity) the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.

To offer for observation, examination, or consideration; show or display

A tendency or a course of events

To offer (a play, for example) for public entertainment.

Existing or occurring at the moment.

To afford or furnish

Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.

To turn or position in the direction of another

(India) Electric; of or relating to electricity.

(Immunology) To display (an antigen) on the cell surface. Used especially of cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells, where the displayed antigen activates T cells as part of an immune response.

(obsolete) Running or moving rapidly.

To represent or depict in a certain manner

Running or moving rapidly.

To introduce, especially with formal ceremony.

Now passing, as time; as, the current month.

To introduce (a young woman) to society with conventional ceremony.

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.

To hold, carry, or point (a weapon) in a particular manner as a salutation or sign of honor, usually along the center axis of the body.

Commonly estimated or acknowledged.

(Ecclesiastical) To recommend (a cleric) for a benefice.

Fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic; passable.

To make a presentation.

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.

To be evident or manifest. Used of a disease or condition

General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of opinion, etc.

To exhibit symptoms or signs during a medical examination

A flow of electricity through a conductor;

Relating to now, for the time being; current.

A steady flow (usually from natural causes);

Located in the immediate vicinity.

Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;

(obsolete) Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.

Occurring in or belonging to the present time;

(obsolete) Not delayed; immediate; instant.

(dated) Ready; quick in emergency.

(obsolete) Favorably attentive; propitious.

Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.

Attentive; alert; focused.

The current moment or period of time.

(grammar) The present tense.

A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.

(military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.

(transitive) To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.

(transitive) To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.

To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court.

(reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.

(transitive) To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.

(transitive) To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.

(transitive) To put on, stage (a play etc.).

To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.

(reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.

To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.

To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.

To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).

(transitive) To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).

(transitive) To give a gift or presentation to (someone).

(transitive) To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow.

(transitive) To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.

(transitive) To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.

To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour.

(fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty.

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; - opposed to absent.

Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance.

Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident.

Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit.

Favorably attentive; propitious.

Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present.

Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, " Know all men by these presents," that is, by the writing itself, " per has literas praesentes; " - in this sense, rarely used in the singular.

A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense.

Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present.

The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present.

To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior.

To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.

To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.

To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.

Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts.

To present; to personate.

To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.

To nominate for support at a public school or other institution .

To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; - said of a part of an infant during labor.

The period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech;

Something presented as a gift;

A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

Show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;

Bring forward and present to the mind;

Perform (a play), especially on a stage;

Hand over formally

Introduce;

Give, especially as a reward;

Give as a present; make a gift of;

Deliver (a speech, oration, or idea);

Cause to come to know personally;

Represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally;

Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize;

Formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

Recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position;

Temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration;

Spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place;