Standard Lemma guide

currently

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkʌɹ.ənt.li/
  • US: /ˈkʌɹ ənt.li/
  • US: /kɝ.ənt.li/
  • US: hurry-furry Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K ER1 AH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

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
  • Urdu: فِالْحال (filhāl) — at this moment
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