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▸ 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")
▸ noun: the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech ("That is enough for the present")
▸ verb: hand over formally
▸ verb: introduce
▸ verb: bring forward and present to the mind ("We presented the arguments to him")
▸ verb: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
▸ verb: give, especially as a reward
▸ verb: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position
▸ verb: cause to come to know personally
▸ verb: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea) ("The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students")
▸ verb: represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally
▸ verb: perform (a play), especially on a stage
▸ verb: give as a present; make a gift of
▸ verb: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
▸ verb: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience
▸ adjective: spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place ("The murderer is present in this room")
▸ Also see presents
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to present
▸ Usage examples for present
▸ Idioms related to present (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing present
▸ Popular nouns described by present
▸ Words that often appear near present
▸ Rhymes of present
▸ Invented words related to present
▸ 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")
▸ noun: the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech ("That is enough for the present")
▸ verb: hand over formally
▸ verb: introduce
▸ verb: bring forward and present to the mind ("We presented the arguments to him")
▸ verb: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
▸ verb: give, especially as a reward
▸ verb: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position
▸ verb: cause to come to know personally
▸ verb: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea) ("The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students")
▸ verb: represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally
▸ verb: perform (a play), especially on a stage
▸ verb: give as a present; make a gift of
▸ verb: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
▸ verb: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience
▸ adjective: spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place ("The murderer is present in this room")
▸ Also see presents
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to present
▸ Usage examples for present
▸ Idioms related to present (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing present
▸ Popular nouns described by present
▸ Words that often appear near present
▸ Rhymes of present
▸ Invented words related to present