{
    "term": "current",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "happening now; of the present time",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The necklace would be worth over $5 000 at **current prices**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **current situation**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Oil prices are expected to remain at **current levels**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What's the budget for **the current year**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Under the **current system**, the entire process takes about two weeks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "your current employer"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our current financial situation is not good."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What are the current unemployment figures?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "being used by or accepted by most people",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "words that are no longer current"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkʌrənt/",
                "audio": "cu/current/current__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɜːrənt/",
                "audio": "cu/current/current__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the adjective sense ‘running, flowing’): from Old French corant ‘running’, from courre ‘run’, from Latin currere ‘run’."
}
