present
Meaning of present
noun
- The current moment or period of time.
- The present tense.
- Relating to now, for the time being; current.
The barbaric practice continues to the present day.
- Located in the immediate vicinity.
Is there a doctor present? Several people were present when the event took place.
- Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.
- Not delayed; immediate; instant.
- Ready; quick in emergency.
a present wit
- Favorably attentive; propitious.
- Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
in the present study, the present article, the present results.
- Attentive; alert; focused.
Sorry, I was distracted just now, I'll try to be more present from now on.
- A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
- The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
to stand at present
- To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
to present an envoy to the king
- To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
- To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
- To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court.
- To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
- To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
- To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
- To put on, stage (a play etc.).
The theater is proud to present the Fearless Fliers.
- To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
- To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
Well, one idea does present itself.
- To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
The patient presented with insomnia.
- To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.
- (with "as") To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
- To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
- To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
She was presented with an honorary degree for her services to entertainment.
- To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow.
- To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
I presented my compliments to Lady Featherstoneshaw.
- To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
- 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.
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- The plural form of present is: presents.
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CatalanHyphenation of present
present
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- present is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
present synonyms
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Meaning show:
show, demo, exhibit, demonstrate
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Meaning :
now, audient, heedful, close, nearby, instantaneous, current
present antonyms
Meaning :
distracted, inattentive, absent, delayed, future, past
Translation of present
- German: Geschenk, Gabe, Präsens, zeigen, präsentieren, präsent, anwesend, momentan, gegenwärtig, derzeitig, aktuell, jetzig
- French: cadeau, présent, présenter, montrer
- Spanish: regalo, obsequio, presente, presentar, mostrar, revelar, indicar, premiar, confrontar
- Portuguese: presente, mostrar
- Italian: regalo, dono, presente, mostrare, presentare, corrente, attuale, sottoporre, premiare, aggiudicare, affrontare
Anagrams of present
penster, repents, Serpent, serpent, strepen
Words that rhyme with present
sent, absent, reabsent, unabsent, godsent, compresent, copresent, corsepresent, mispresent, misrepresent, multipresent, omnipresent, overrepresent, premisrepresent, prerepresent, remisrepresent, represent, resent, respresent, underrepresent, volipresent, Melisent, Mellisent, Millisent, wisent, MSEnt, consent, disconsent, foreconsent, nonconsent, preconsent, reconsent, unconsent, unsent, upsent, Dissent, Milissent, assent, dassent, disassent, dissent, misassent, missent, nonassent, nondissent, reassent, usent
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