No. 17,469 in Russian
током
"Током" means "by current" or "with a current" (referring to electric current or flow).
In a sentence
Этот провод заряжен током.
This wire is charged with current.
In this sentence, 'током' refers to an electric current in a literal and physical sense.
Информация передается током сознания.
Information is transmitted as a stream of consciousness.
Here, 'током' is used metaphorically to denote a fluid, continuous flow, akin to how thoughts or ideas are transmitted.
За эти годы жизнь текла своим током.
Over these years, life flowed on its course.
In this context, 'током' metaphorically describes the natural and uninterrupted progression of events, likened to the flow of a river.
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