current events

noun

Current affairs; those events and issues of interest currently found in the news.

“He often brings up current events in conversation to spark debate.”

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Meanings

nouncurrent events pl (normally plural, singular current event)

singular current event

  1. pluralplural normallyCurrent affairs; those events and issues of interest currently found in the news.

    He often brings up current events in conversation to spark debate.

    2 more examples

    The teacher asked the students to write a report on current events.

    I like to stay informed about current events by reading the newspaper daily.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
current affairs

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 時事 /时事
  • 時事 /时事 (si⁴ si⁶)news items
Chinese Mandarin 時事 /时事
  • 時事 /时事 (shíshì)news items
Danish aktuelle begivenheder
  • aktuelle begivenhedernews items
Dutch actualiteiten
  • actualiteitennews items
Finnish ajankohtaiset uutiset
  • ajankohtaiset uutisetnews items
French actualités
  • actualitésnews items
German aktuelles Tagesgeschehen
  • aktuelles Tagesgeschehennews items
Hebrew אֲקְטוּאַלְיָה
  • אֲקְטוּאַלְיָה (aqtuálya)news items
Japanese 時事
  • 時事 (jiji)news items
Norwegian aktuelle hendelser
  • aktuelle hendelsernews items
Polish aktualia
  • aktualianews items
Portuguese eventos atuais, acontecimentos recentes
  • eventos atuaisnews items
  • acontecimentos recentesnews items
  • atualidadesnews items
Russian но́вости, теку́щие собы́тия
  • но́вости (nóvosti)news items
  • теку́щие собы́тия (tekúščije sobýtija)news items
Spanish actualidad
  • actualidadnews items
Swedish aktualiteter, aktuella händelser
  • aktualiteternews items
  • aktuella händelsernews items
Turkish aktüalite
  • aktüalitenews items
Ukrainian пото́чні поді́ї
  • пото́чні поді́ї (potóčni podíji)news items
Vietnamese thời sự
  • thời sựnews items
Cite this entry
APA

current events. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/current%20events

MLA

“current events.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/current%20events. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “current events,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/current%20events.

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