au courant

Definition

Up to date; informed about the latest developments; abreast.

Etymology

Borrowed from French au courant (literally “to the current”).

Example Sentences

• "Doctor Portman and Smirke were both cautious of informing the widow of the constant outbreak of calumny which was pursuing poor Pen, though Glanders, who was a friend of the house, kept him au courant."
• "As Hemingway once noted, Paris is an old city—and so even a 1946 film looks au courant: part of the aesthetic air."
• "Its hipness recalls the films of Jean-Jacques Beineix and Leos Carax, making for an intoxicating blend of the retro and au courant."