present

[Pres·ent]

The word present has multiple meanings, most of which concern giving (a present is a gift) or time (the present is right now).

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Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

Noun
a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

Noun
something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"

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the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"

Verb
bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

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recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"

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cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

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formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

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deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

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present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"

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represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

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perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello''"

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show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

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give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"

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give, especially as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

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hand over formally

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introduce; "This poses an interesting question"

Adjective
spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"

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Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance.

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Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident.

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Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit.

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Favorably attentive; propitious.

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Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present.

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Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, " Know all men by these presents," that is, by the writing itself, " per has literas praesentes; " -- in this sense, rarely used in the singular.

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A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense.

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To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior.

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To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.

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To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.

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To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.

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Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts.

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To present; to personate.

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To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.

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To nominate for support at a public school or other institution .

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To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a memorial, petition, remonstrance, or indictment.

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To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries.

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To bring an indictment against .

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To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of another.

v. i.
To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; -- said of a part of an infant during labor.

n.
Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present.

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The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present.

Present

Pres"ent , a. [F. pr'82sent, L. praesens,-entis, that is before one, in sight or at hand, p. p. of praeesse to be before; prae before + esse to be. See Essence.] 1. Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.

2. Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance.

I'll bring thee to the present business

3. Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident. "A present recompense." "A present pardon." Shak.

An ambassador . . . desires a present audience.

4. Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit. [R.] 5. Favorably attentive; propitious. [Archaic]

To find a god so present to my prayer.

Present tense (Gram.), the tense or form of a verb which expresses action or being in the present time; as, I am writing, I write, or I do write.

Present

Pres"ent, n. [Cf. F. pr'82sent. See Present, a.]1. Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present. Past and present, wound in one. 2. pl. (Law) Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, " Know all men by these presents," that is, by the writing itself, " per has literas praesentes; " -- in this sense, rarely used in the singular. 3. (Gram.) A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense. At present, at the present time; now. -- For the present, for the tine being; temporarily. -- In present, at once, without delay. [Obs.] "With them, in present, half his kingdom; the rest to follow at his death." Milton. Present Pre*sent" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presented; p. pr. & vb. n. Presenting.] [F. pr'82senter, L. praesentare, fr. praesens, a. See Present, a.] 1. To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the lord. 2. To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance. Lectorides's memory is ever . . . presenting him with the thoughts of other persons. 3. To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over. So ladies in romance assist their knight, Present the spear, and arm him for the fight. 4. To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer. My last, least offering, I present thee now. 5. Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts. Octavia presented the poet for him admirable elegy on her son Marcellus. 6. To present; to personate. [Obs.] Shak. 7. In specific uses; (a) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution. The patron of a church may present his clerk to a parsonage or vicarage; that is, may offer him to the bishop of the diocese to be instituted. (b) To nominate for support at a public school or other institution . Lamb. (c) To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a memorial, petition, remonstrance, or indictment. (d) To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries. (e) To bring an indictment against . [U.S] (f) To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of another. Pesent arms (Mil.), the command in response to which the gun is carried perpendicularly in front of the center of the body, and held there with the left hand grasping it at the lower band, and the right hand grasping the small of the stock, in token of respect, as in saluting a superior officer; also, the position taken at such a command. Present Pre*sent", v. i. (Med.) To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; -- said of a part of an infant during labor. Present Pres"ent , n. [F. pr'82sent .] Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present. Syn. -- Gift; donation; donative; benefaction. See Gift. Present Pre*sent" , n. (Mil.) The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present. Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent. Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present. To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior. To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; -- said of a part of an infant during labor. Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present. The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present.

... Usage Examples A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future. Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples. A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present. An orange on the table, your dress on the rug, and you in my bed, sweet present of the present, cool of night, warmth of my life. All I know about thermal pollution is that if we continue our present rate of growth in electrical energy consumption it will simply take, by the year 2000, all our freshwater streams to cool the generators and reactors. And we're seeing a higher level of consciousness and many more opportunities for people to challenge their present ways of thinking and move into a grander and larger experience of who they really are. And in that I cannot send unto you all my businesses in writing, I despatch these present bearers fully informed in all things, to whom it may please you to give faith and credence in what they shall say unto you by word of mouth. 'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work. America, which has the most glorious present still existing in the world today, hardly stops to enjoy it, in her insatiable appetite for the future. Misspelled Formpresent, opresent, 0present, lpresent, oresent, 0resent, lresent, poresent, p0resent, plresent, peresent, p4resent, p5resent, ptresent, pfresent, peesent, p4esent, p5esent, ptesent, pfesent, preesent, pr4esent, pr5esent, prtesent, prfesent, prwesent, pr3esent, pr4esent, prresent, prsesent, prdesent, prwsent, pr3sent, pr4sent, prrsent, prssent, prdsent, prewsent, pre3sent, pre4sent, prersent, pressent, predsent, preasent, prewsent, preesent, predsent, prexsent, prezsent, preaent, prewent, preeent, predent, prexent, prezent, presaent, preswent, preseent, presdent, presxent, preszent, preswent, pres3ent, pres4ent, presrent, pressent, presdent, preswnt, pres3nt, pres4nt, presrnt, pressnt, presdnt, presewnt, prese3nt, prese4nt, presernt, presesnt, presednt, presebnt, presehnt, presejnt, presemnt, prese nt, presebt, preseht, presejt, presemt, prese t, presenbt, presenht, presenjt, presenmt, presen t, presenrt, presen5t, presen6t, presenyt, presengt, presenr, presen5, presen6, preseny, preseng, presentr, present5, present6, presenty, presentg. Other Usage ExamplesAnything you're trying to will is focused on the future it's always associated with some sort of anxiety that makes the present moment somewhat uncomfortable. A novelist is, like all mortals, more fully at home on the surface of the present than in the ooze of the past. A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge. And inasmuch as the bridge is a symbol of all such poetry as I am interested in writing it is my present fancy that a year from now I'll be more contented working in an office than ever before. America's present need is not heroics but healing not nostrums but normalcy not revolution but restoration. A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world. A creative element is surely present in all great systems, and it does not seem possible that all sympathy or fundamental attitudes of will can be entirely eliminated from any human philosophy. 'The war in Iraq - if Osama was a Christian - it's the Christmas present he never would have expected. And it is always Easter Sunday at the New York City Ballet. It is always coming back to life. Not even coming back to life - it lives in the constant present.