present

Betekenis

Adj

1. Relating to now, for the time being; current.
2. Located in the immediate vicinity.
3. (obsolete) Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.
4. (obsolete) Not delayed; immediate; instant.
5. Ready; quick in emergency.
6. (obsolete) Favorably attentive; propitious.
7. Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
8. Attentive; alert; focused.
9. Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)

Noun

1. The current moment or period of time.
2. The present tense.

Noun

1. A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
2. The position of a soldier in presenting arms.

Verb

1. To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
2. To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
3. To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
4. To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court.
5. To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
6. To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
7. To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
8. To put on, stage (a play etc.).
9. To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
10. To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
11. To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
12. To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.
13. To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
14. To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
15. To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
16. To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow.
17. To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
18. To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
19. To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour.
20. (slang) In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty.

Met koppelteken als

pres‧ent

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛzənt/

Etymologie

From Middle English present, from Old French present, from Latin praesent-, praesens, present participle of praeesse (“to be present”), from Latin prae- (“pre-”) + esse (“to be”).

Zinnen

In What should we Greeks do in the Present Circumstances ?

Wat moeten we in de huidige omstandigheden doen?

The British were more present in northern Sudan , especially towards Khartoum .

De Britten waren meer aanwezig in Noord -Sudan, vooral tegen Khartoem.