au courant

adjective

au cou·​rant ˌō-ku̇-ˈräⁿ How to pronounce au courant (audio)
1
a
: fully informed : up-to-date
trying to stay au courant
b
: fashionable, stylish
au courant outfits
2
: fully familiar : conversant

Examples of au courant in a Sentence

I try to stay au courant with the latest developments in the industry. au courant filmgoers have dismissed Hollywood's latest effects-laden actioner as so last year
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Then, of course, there are seasonal trends to give any fall outfit au courant appeal. Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024 Hidden securely behind gates, on a corner parcel spanning almost three-quarter acres, the au courant spread was completed in 2020. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024 But can Soderbergh solve the great problem of American cinema itself — namely, the sense that the audience for independent movies, limited and self-selecting to begin with, has dwindled to nothingness in the wake of flashier, more technologically au courant entertainment alternatives? Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024 The studious young aimed to be au courant—not to change reality or even understand it, but to win college debates and take competitive exams for public sector jobs. Anjum Hasan, The New York Review of Books, 28 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for au courant 

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, in the current

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of au courant was in 1762

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“Au courant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/au%20courant. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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