PRESENT
\pɹˈɛzənt], \pɹˈɛzənt], \p_ɹ_ˈɛ_z_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of PRESENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
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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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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"
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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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introduce; "This poses an interesting question"
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a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
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something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"
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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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formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
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temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations"
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hand over formally
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perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
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give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
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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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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"
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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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introduce; "This poses an interesting question"
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a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
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something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"
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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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(grammar) a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that exist at the moment
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formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
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temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations"
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hand over formally
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Being in a certain place; being at hand or in sight: opposite to absent; existing at this time; not past or future; instant or immediate; in grammar, denoting time that now is.
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The time now here; a gift or donation.
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To bring before someone; to introduce; to bring to view or notice; to offer as a gift; to make a gift to; to lay before for consideration.
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Presenter.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Presenter.
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Being in a certain place (opp. to ABSENT): now under view or consideration: being at this time: not past or future: ready at hand: attentive: not absent-minded: (gram.) denoting time just now, or making a general statement.
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Present time.
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To set before, to introduce: to exhibit to view: to offer: to put into the possession of another: to make a gift of: to lay before for consideration: to point, as a gun before firing.
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PRESENTABLE.
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That which is presented or given, a gift.
By Daniel Lyons
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To precede or appear first at the os uteri, said of the part of the fetus which is felt by the examining finger of the accoucheur.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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Present time.
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PRESENTABLE.
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To introduce; confer a gift upon; give; suggest; offer.
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Being in this place or in a place specified as where some event occurs.
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Now going on or in mind.
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Impending; instant.
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Presently.
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The present tense.
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A present matter.
By James Champlin Fernald
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In a certain place; being now or here; immediate.
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Presentation.
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The present time; a gift.
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To set before; introduce; offer; give; indict.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Being in a certain place; being before the face or near; being now in view or under consideration; being at this time; ready at hand; favourably attentive; not absent in mind. Present tense, the form of a verb which expresses action or being in the present time. The present, the present time.
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What is written in a deed of conveyance or other instrument.
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A donation or gift.
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To Introduce into the presence of a superior; to exhibit; to give; to offer; to point, as a gun, to another; to nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to lay before a public body or a court; to indict. To present arms, to hold them out in token of respect.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Being in a certain place; being in sight or at hand; not absent; being in company; not past or future; favourably attentive; not absent of mind; attentive.
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That which is given or presented; a gift.
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To set or place in the presence of; to introduce to a superior; to exhibit to view; to give to formally and ceremoniously; to favour with a gift; to exhibit; to appoint to a church living; to point or direct, as a gun before discharging it; to salute by holding out arms, as a company of soldiers.
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