noun, adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
The ordinary modern sense. Used as a noun, as an adverb meaning “at present,” and before の to mean “current” or “present-day.”
現在、東京に住んでいます。
I currently live in Tokyo.
現在
I will explain the current situation.
noun, used as a suffix
Suffix-like use after a date, time, or reference point, especially in reports, statistics, and official statements.
4月1日現在の人口は約五万人です。
The population as of April 1 is about fifty thousand.
noun
Grammar term referring to the present tense or present-time form of an expression.
この文の時制は現在です。
The tense of this sentence is present.
noun
Buddhist use corresponding to 現世: the present life or this world, as opposed to past or future lives.
See also: 現世
仏教では、現在がこの世の生を指すことがある。
In Buddhism, 現在 can refer to this life in this world.
noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
actually exist; exist now; be present before one
Used as 現在する. This is much less common than 現在 as “now,” and has a formal or literary feel, often meaning that something exists here and now or stands before one as a reality.
私たちは眼前に現在する危機に対処しなければならない。
We must deal with the crisis that is present before our eyes.