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# currently

adverb (currently)

«currently» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Currently means now, at this time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/currently/#m1)
2. It tells how things are at the moment, which may change later. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/currently/#m2)

### In the lessons

maths: gives the amount at the present time, before any change in the problem (the starting amount); age problems; everyday life and news: «currently closed», «currently raining»; science: currently known facts may change with new discoveries

### Examples

- Sam currently has 15 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/currently/#x1)
- The tank currently holds 30 liters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/currently/#x2)
- Lisa is currently 9 years old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/currently/#x3)
- Currently there are 40 birds in the tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/currently/#x4)
- The pool is currently closed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/currently/#x5)
- It is currently raining in London. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/currently/#x6)
- She is currently reading a book about space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/currently/#x7)

### Note

Marks the starting amount for now; future changes are added or taken away from it. Trap: in age problems, «currently 9» means in 5 years she will be 14. Do not confuse with «currant» (a small dried fruit) or «current» (a flow of water or electricity).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «currently» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/currently/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«currently» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/currently.html) on Mova free.