au courant

American  

[oh koo-rahn, oh koo-rahn] / ˌoʊ kʊˈrɑ̃, oʊ kuˌrɑ̃ /

adjective

1. up-to-date.

2. fully aware or familiar; cognizant.

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au courant British  

/ o kurɑ̃ /

adjective

1. up-to-date, esp in knowledge of current affairs

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Etymology

Origin of au courant

< French: literally, in the current

Example Sentences

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au courant

If SGA’s interviews were edgier, if his game were a little more noisy, if his sneakers were more au courant than good ol’ Converse…it might be different.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

External link The company is also central to what is au courant: the credit cycle and the AI boom, and also as an investment opportunity itself—or not.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

Capping a day filled with more au courant sounds, Bridges closed out Saturday with his polished throwback magic that proves some things never go out of style.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023

Yet the current corporate owners of Chia Pets describe the product as unexpectedly au courant, even prophetic.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2023

There, the senior and junior ministers assembled to transact affairs, and the chamber being situated in the immediate vicinity of the shogun's sitting-room, he was able to keep himself au courant of important administrative affairs.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)