Current vs. Now — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Current and Now
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Definitions
Current
Belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now
Keep abreast of current events
I started my current job in 2001
Now
At the present time
Goods now on sale.
The now aging dictator.
Current
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
Ocean currents
Now
At once; immediately
Stop now.
Current
A flow of electricity which results from the ordered directional movement of electrically charged particles
This completes the circuit so that a current flows to the lamp
Magnetic fields are produced by currents flowing in the cables
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Now
In the immediate past; very recently
Left the room just now.
Current
The general tendency or course of events or opinion
The student movement formed a distinct current of protest
Now
At this point in the series of events; then
The ship was now listing to port.
Current
Belonging to the present time; present-day
Current events.
Current leaders.
My current address.
Now
At times; sometimes
Now hot, now cold.
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Current
Being in progress now
Current negotiations.
Now
Nowadays.
Current
Commonly accepted or used; prevalent
Current fashions.
Current technology.
Now
In these circumstances; as things are
Now we won't be able to stay.
Current
Passing from one to another; circulating, as money or a rumor
Current bills and coins.
Now
Used to introduce a command, reproof, or request
Now pay attention.
Current
Running; flowing.
Now
Used to indicate a change of subject or to preface a remark
Now, let's get down to work.
Current
A steady, smooth onward flow or movement
A current of air from a fan.
A current of spoken words.
Now
Seeing that; since. Often used with that
Now that spring is here, we can expect milder weather.
Current
The part of a body of liquid or gas that has a continuous onward movement
Rowed out into the river's swift current.
Now
The present time or moment
Wouldn't work up to now.
Current
A general tendency, movement, or course.
Now
Of the present time; current
Our now governor.
Current
A flow of electric charge.
Now
(Slang) Currently fashionable; trendy
The now sound of this new rock band.
Current
The amount of electric charge flowing past a specified circuit point per unit time, usually expressed in amperes.
Now
Present; current.
Current
The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
Now
(informal) Fashionable; popular; up to date; current.
I think this band's sound is very now.
Current
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) nocap=a.
Now
At the time the will is written. Used in order to prevent any inheritance from being transferred to a person of a future marriage. Does not indicate the existence of a previous marriage.
Now wife.
Current
(electricity) the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.
Now
At the present time.
Now I am six.
Stop that now, Jimmy!
Current
A tendency or a course of events
Now
(sentential) Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.
Now, we all want what is best for our children.
Now Jimmy, stop that.
Current
Existing or occurring at the moment.
Current events
Current leaders
Current negotiations
Now
Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.
Now I am ready.
We all now want the latest toys for our children.
We all want what is now best for our children.
Current
Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.
Current affairs
Current bills and coins
Current fashions
Now
At the time reached within a narration.
Now he remembered why he had come.
He now asked her whether she had made pudding.
The pudding was now ready to be served.
Current
(India) Electric; of or relating to electricity.
Current bill
Current shock
Now
Used to indicate a context of urgency.
Now listen, we must do something about this.
Current
(obsolete) Running or moving rapidly.
Now
(obsolete) As 'but now': Very recently; not long ago; up to the present.
Current
Running or moving rapidly.
Like the current fire, that rennethUpon a cord.
To chase a creature that was current thenIn these wild woods, the hart with golden horns.
Now
Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before. (In this usage, now is usually emphasized).
Now, you want to protect me. An hour ago, you were mercilessly bullying me!
Current
Now passing, as time; as, the current month.
Now
Sometimes; occasionally.
His face fit his roles: now smiling, now earnest, now glowering, now raging.
Current
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.
That there was current money in Abraham's time is past doubt.
Your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current.
His current value, which is less or more as men have occasion for him.
Now
Since, because, in light of the fact; often with that.
Now all the children have grown up and left, the house is very quiet.
Now that my sister has gotten rid of their cat, we can go to her house this coming Thanksgiving.
We can play football now that the rain has stopped.
Now that you mention it, I am kind of hungry.
Now that we're all here, let's start the meeting.
Current
Commonly estimated or acknowledged.
Now
Indicates a signal to begin.
Now! Fire all we've got while the enemy is in reach!
Current
Fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic; passable.
O Buckingham, now do I play the touchTo try if thou be current gold indeed.
Now
(uncountable) The present time.
Now is the right time.
There is no better time than now.
Current
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.
Two such silver currents, when they join,Do glorify the banks that bound them in.
The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents, whose direction . . . the navigator should know.
Now
The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.
She is living in the now.
Current
General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of opinion, etc.
Now
A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.
Current
A flow of electricity through a conductor;
The current was measured in amperes
Now
Misspelling of know
Current
A steady flow (usually from natural causes);
The raft floated downstream on the current
He felt a stream of air
Now
At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now.
I have a patient now living, at an advanced age, who discharged blood from his lungs thirty years ago.
Current
Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;
Two streams of development run through American history
Stream of consciousness
The flow of thought
The current of history
Now
Very lately; not long ago.
They that but now, for honor and for plate,Made the sea blush with blood, resign their hate.
Current
Occurring in or belonging to the present time;
Current events
The current topic
Current negotiations
Current psychoanalytic theories
The ship's current position
Now
At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to.
The ship was now in the midst of the sea.
Now
In present circumstances; things being as they are; - hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation.
How shall any man distinguish now betwixt a parasite and a man of honor?
Why should he live, now nature bankrupt is?
Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now, Barabbas was a robber.
The other great and undoing mischief which befalls men is, by their being misrepresented. Now, by calling evil good, a man is misrepresented to others in the way of slander.
Now
Existing at the present time; present.
Now
The present time or moment; the present.
Nothing is there to come, and nothing past;But an eternal now does ever last.
Now
The momentary present;
Now is a good time to do it
It worked up to right now
Now
At the present moment;
Goods now on sale
The now-aging dictator
They are now abroad
He is busy at present writing a new novel
It could happen any time now
Now
In these times;
It is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished
We now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets
Today almost every home has television
Now
In the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events;
President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard
Washington now decides to cross the Delaware
The ship is now listing to port
Now
(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity;
Now the next problem is...
Now
Used to preface a command or reproof or request;
Now hear this!
Now pay attention
Now
Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening;
He answered immediately
Found an answer straightaway
An official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
Come here now!
Now
In the immediate past;
Told me just now
