adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkʌɹ.ənt.li/
US:/ˈkʌɹ ənt.li/
US:/kɝ.ənt.li/
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CMU ARPABET:K ER1 AH0 N T L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adv
Meaning 1
At this moment, at present, now.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
All the beds of the hotel are currently occupied, but we have a free room tomorrow.
I'm currently living with my parents while I find a new job.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
at this time or period; now
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations
currently they live in Connecticut
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: presently
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English current Middle English -ly English -ly English currently From current + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
86 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
huidiglik
— at this moment
Arabic:
حَالِيًّا
(ḥāliyyan)
— at this moment
Armenian:
ներկայումս
(nerkayums)
— at this moment
Azerbaijani:
hal-hazırda
— at this moment
Azerbaijani:
hazırda
— at this moment
Belarusian:
у цяпе́рашні час
(u cjapjérašni čas)
— at this moment
Belarusian:
цяпе́р
(cjapjér)
— at this moment
Bulgarian:
понастоящем
(ponastojaštem)
— at this moment
Catalan:
actualment
— at this moment
Chinese Mandarin:
目前
(mùqián)
— at this moment
Chinese Mandarin:
此刻
(cǐkè)
— at this moment
Chinese Mandarin:
眼前
(yǎnqián)
— at this moment
Chinese Mandarin:
刻正
(kèzhèng)
— at this moment
Crimean Tatar:
şimdi
— at this moment
Crimean Tatar:
şimdiçik
— at this moment
Czech:
momentálně
— at this moment
Danish:
i øjeblikket
— at this moment
Dutch:
momenteel
— at this moment
Dutch:
huidig
— at this moment
Esperanto:
momente
— at this moment
Esperanto:
nuntempe
— at this moment
Estonian:
praegu
— at this moment
Finnish:
parhaillaan
— at this moment
Finnish:
parastaikaa
— at this moment
Finnish:
tällä hetkellä
— at this moment
French:
maintenant
— at this moment
French:
actuellement
— at this moment
French:
à l'heure actuelle
— at this moment
Galician:
actualmente
— at this moment
Georgian:
ამჟამად
(amžamad)
— at this moment
German:
momentan
— at this moment
German:
zur Zeit
— at this moment
German:
zurzeit
— at this moment
German:
aktuell
— at this moment
German:
derzeit
— at this moment
Ancient Greek:
τῷ παρόντι
(tōî parónti)
— at this moment
Hebrew:
כַּיּוֹם
(kayóm)
— at this moment
Hindi:
फ़िलहाल
(filhāl)
— at this moment
Hindi:
फिलहाल
(philhāl)
— at this moment
Hungarian:
jelenleg
— at this moment
Hungarian:
pillanatnyilag
— at this moment
Ido:
prezente
— at this moment
Indonesian:
sedang
— at this moment
Indonesian:
sekarang
— at this moment
Interlingua:
actualmente
— at this moment
Italian:
attualmente
— at this moment
Italian:
ora
— at this moment
Japanese:
現在は
(genzai wa)
— at this moment
Korean:
현재
(hyeonjae)
— at this moment
Latvian:
tagad
— at this moment
Latvian:
patlaban
— at this moment
Latvian:
pašlaik
— at this moment
Latvian:
pašreiz
— at this moment
Lithuanian:
šiuo metu
— at this moment
Malay:
kini
— at this moment
Malay:
sekarang
— at this moment
Marathi:
सध्या
(sadhyā)
— at this moment
Marathi:
या वेळी
(yā veḷī)
— at this moment
Marathi:
या क्षणी
(yā kṣaṇī)
— at this moment
Norwegian Nynorsk:
for augneblikket
— at this moment
Occitan:
actualament
— at this moment
Persian:
در حال حاضر
(dar hâl-e hâzer)
— at this moment
Polish:
obecnie
— at this moment
Polish:
aktualnie
— at this moment
Portuguese:
atualmente
— at this moment
Romanian:
momentan
— at this moment
Romanian:
actualmente
— at this moment
Romanian:
la momentul actual
— at this moment
Romanian:
la moment (Moldova)
— at this moment
Russian:
в да́нный моме́нт
(v dánnyj momént)
— at this moment
Russian:
в настоя́щее вре́мя
(v nastojáščeje vrémja)
— at this moment
Russian:
сейча́с
(sejčás)
— at this moment
Serbo-Croatian:
тренутно
— at this moment
Slovak:
momentálne
— at this moment
Spanish:
actualmente
— at this moment
Spanish:
ahora
— at this moment
Spanish:
hoy
— at this moment
Swedish:
för närvarande
— at this moment
Swedish:
nu
— at this moment
Swedish:
för tillfället
— at this moment
Turkish:
şu anda
— at this moment
Turkish:
halen
— at this moment
Ukrainian:
на ра́зі
(na rázi)
— at this moment
Ukrainian:
тепе́р
(tepér)
— at this moment
Ukrainian:
в да́ний час
(v dányj čas)
— at this moment