present

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. (dated) 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.
3. (colloquial, endearing, euphemistic) poo; feces

Verb

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛzənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: present

Inherited from Middle English: presenten

In summary

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”).

Synonyms

gift

🎁

give

offer

current

show

introduce

donation

submit

offering

actual

now

display

represent

exhibit

grant

present-day

bestow

deliver

present tense

reward

attend

up-to-date

donate

perform

topical

demonstrate

hand over

souvenir

produce

dedicate

confer

existent

current time

propose

tip

award

available

bribe

render

stage

existing

modern

put forth

tender

present time

contemporary

play

serve

nowadays

depict

Translations

présent

presente

presente

cadeau

🎁

Geschenk

🎁

présenter

presentar

presentare

presente

regalo

🎁

Gegenwart

apresentar

actual

regalo

🎁

geschenk

🎁

Sentences

In What should we Greeks do in the Present Circumstances ?

Chloride channels are present in all types of neurons .

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

Several of the division's units remain mobilized even to the present day .

Moisture also refers to the amount of water vapour present in the air .

The mustelids , difficult to see are sparse in numbers even if they are certainly present .