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# currently

«currently» in Mova's school dictionary: **now, at this time** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (currently)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Currently means now, at this time. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/currently/#m2)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «currently» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/currently/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.