present

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

gift

🎁

give

offer

current

show

introduce

donation

submit

actual

offering

now

represent

display

grant

exhibit

present-day

bestow

deliver

present tense

reward

attend

up-to-date

donate

hand over

demonstrate

topical

perform

souvenir

produce

confer

dedicate

render

stage

current time

propose

existent

tip

available

bribe

award

play

existing

put forth

tender

contemporary

present time

modern

in attendance

serve

nowadays

reenact

act

bonus

face

attendant

demo

appear

depict

exist

hand

✋

prize

hand in

hold out

put forward

raise

acquaint

reveal

confront

etiquette

salute

constitute

contribution

express

this

today’s

tribute

boon

yield

file

of today

on hand

bring forth

found

at hand

gratuity

presentation

summon

presence

fashionable

contribute

look

near

visible

witness

point

favor

at that

nearby

favour

located

shew

set forth

allow

lay out

oblation

advance

lay

provide

screen

consecrate

say

🗣️

portray

pose

introduce oneself

instant

in question

participate

be present

indicate

immediate

endow

ready

past

reach

put out

be found

direct

answer

being

assign

put

bestowal

hereby

convey

there is

manifest

today

give presents

courtesy

token

make known

make a present

supply

treat

and future

on the spot

our

parade

parcel

particular

pass

passing

pass on

pay

💸

payment

💸

penalise

perceptible

piece

place

playact

plaything

plead

abandon

portion

post

present day

presentness

proffer

project

prompting

propriety

provision

provoke

purpose

put on

real

recognise

recognize

record

regality

register

relevant

respect

retained

retell

revere

rites

rush

sacrifice

scold

seem

send

send in

set out

shine

situated

sort out

sound out

speak

🗣️

steering

strike out

subject

suggest

supervise

swiftly

tell

there are

this time

three times

fork up

toy

transfer

try

turn in

ubiquitous

up-to-the-minute

vacate

at issue

at this time

bakshish

deed over

do the honors

give over

here and now

indue

make a present of

make available

present times

sign over

the time being

acquaint with

under consideration

under discussion

yield up

this world

usable article

do respectfully

article to be delivered

presell

air

love

❤️

of this time

time being

hand over to

present moment

coner

decorate with

stretch forth

up and about

in the presence

being before the eyes

existing at present

having appearance

noon and sunset

not acceptable

not gone off

not to be supplied

of the present moment

supe-riors

the present day

politeness

abnegate

absent

accord

act as

act out

adduce

administer

admit

admonish

affect

afford

aim

alien

👽

alienate

allot

apply

argue

arise

arrive

at present

at stake

attention

attorn

be

bear

🐻

bear witness

believe in

benefaction

benefit

bestowment

betray

bewray

bid

birth

bit

breed

bring

bring forward

bring in

bring up

broadcast

capitulate

cater

cede

ceremony

civility

come across

come up

communicate

compere

concede

concrete

consider

correct

dash

💨

date

📅

deal

declare

deliberate

delivery

demise

develop

discover

dispense

dispose

donative

drive home

drop

emerge

empower

enact

endue

engender

enlighten

entertain

establish

evidence

execute

exhibition

existence

explain

expose

extant

extend

extradite

factual

fall through

fasten

fete

find

🔍

flex

follow

fork out

fork over

for some time

furnish

generate

germinate

give birth

give in

given

give rise

give up

gratification

greet

guide

hail

have

head

honor

host

identify

immanent

impersonate

in operation

instance

intend

labor

labour

largess

lay open

lead

lend

let

live

lodge

look like

lying

main

make an offer of

mean

mobile

model

moderate

modernity

momentary

mother

👩‍🍼

move

near at hand

nonce

nowaday

obey

occur

offer up

Hyphenated as

pres‧ent

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”).

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 .

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

Although bawdy , they present a vivid picture of contemporary manners .