- adjectivepresent (adjective)
- in a particular place:"a doctor must be present at the ringside" · "the speech caused embarrassment to all those present"
- existing or occurring in a place or thing:"organic molecules are present in comets"
- fully focused on or involved in what one is doing or experiencing:"you have to put everything out of your mind and be really present"
- existing or occurring now:"she did not expect to find herself in her present situation"
- now being considered or discussed:"the present article cannot answer every question"
- grammar(of a tense or participle) expressing an action now going on or habitually performed, or a condition now existing.
noun(the present)present (noun) · the present (noun)- the period of time now occurring:"they are happy and at peace, refusing to think beyond the present"
- grammara present tense. See also historic present."the verbs are all in the present"
OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin praesent- ‘being at hand’, present participle of praeesse, from prae ‘before’ + esse ‘be’.verbpresent (verb) · presents (third person present) · presented (past tense) · presented (past participle) · presenting (present participle)- give or award formally or ceremonially:"a celebrity will present the prizes" · "a top executive will present an award to employees who built the F-150"
- (present someone with)give someone (a gift or award) in a formal or ceremonial way:"my students presented me with some flowers"
- show or offer (something) for others to scrutinize or consider:"he stopped and presented his passport"
- formally deliver (a check or bill) for acceptance or payment:"a check presented by Mr. Jackson was returned by the bank"
- lawbring (a complaint, petition, or evidence) formally to the notice of a court:"the psychological evidence was presented in court"
- formally introduce (someone) to someone else:"may I present my wife?"
- (present oneself)appear formally before other people:"he failed to present himself in court"
- (present itself)(of an opportunity or idea) occur and be available for use or exploitation:"when a favorable opportunity presented itself he would submit his proposition"
- introduce or announce the various items of (a broadcast show) as a participant:"the Late Show was presented by Cynthia Rose"
- (of a company or producer) put (a show or exhibition) before the public.
- exhibit (a particular state or appearance) to others:"the EU presented a united front over the crisis"
- be the cause of (a problem or difficulty):"this should not present much difficulty"
- represent (someone or something) to others in a particular way:"he presented himself as a hardworking man"
- exhibit the outward or physical appearance of a specified gender:"at that time she was presenting as male and was hired with a traditionally male first name"
- medicine(present with)(of a patient) come forward for or undergo initial medical examination for a particular condition or symptom:"the patient presented with mild clinical encephalopathy"
- (of an illness) manifest itself.
- medicine(of a part of a fetus) be directed toward the cervix during labor.
- hold out or aim (a firearm) at something so as to be ready to fire:"they were to present their rifles, take aim, and fire"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French presenter, from Latin praesentare ‘place before’ (in medieval Latin ‘present as a gift’), from praesent- ‘being at hand’ (see present).Similar and Opposite Wordsadjective- in a particular place:
- existing or occurring now:
nounverb- give or award formally or ceremonially:
- formally introduce (someone) to someone else:
- appear formally before other people:
- (of an opportunity or idea) occur and be available for use or exploitation:
- introduce or announce the various items of (a broadcast show) as a participant:
noun- a thing given to someone as a gift:
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