pres·ent 1 (pr z  nt)n. 1. A moment or period in time perceptible as intermediate between past and future; now. 2. Grammar a. The present tense. b. A verb form in the present tense. 3. presents Law The document or instrument in question: Be it known by these presents. adj. Idioms: 1. Existing or happening now; current: the present leader; present trends. 2. a. Being at hand or in attendance: Thirty guests were present at the ceremony. b. Existing in something specified: Oxygen is present in the bloodstream. 3. Now being considered; actually here or involved: the present subject; present company excepted. 4. Grammar Designating a verb tense or form that expresses current time. 5. Archaic Readily available; immediate. 6. Obsolete Alert to circumstances; attentive. at present At the present time; right now. for the present For the time being; temporarily. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praes  ns, praesent-, present participle of praeesse, to be present : prae-, pre- + esse, to be; see es- in Indo-European roots.]pres ent·ness n. |
pre·sent 2 (pr -znt)v. pre·sent·ed, pre·sent·ing, pre·sents v.tr. 1. a. To introduce, especially with formal ceremony. b. To introduce (a young woman) to society with conventional ceremony. 2. To bring before the public: present a play. 3. a. To make a gift or award of. b. To make a gift to. 4. a. To offer for observation, examination, or consideration; show or display. See Synonyms at offer. b. To afford or furnish: The situation presented us with a chance to improve our knowledge. c. To turn or position in the direction of another: presented his face to the camera. d. To attach (an antigen, for example) on the surface of a molecule for detection by other molecules. 5. To hold, carry, or point (a weapon) in a particular manner as a salutation or sign of honor, usually along the center axis of the body. 6. Ecclesiastical To recommend (a cleric) for a benefice. 7. Law a. To offer to a legislature or court for consideration. b. To bring a charge or indictment against. v.intr. 1. To manifest as a part of a disease or medical condition. 2. To make a presentation. n. 1. pres·ent (pr znt) Something presented; a gift.2. pre·sent (pr -znt) The position of a rifle or other weapon when presented.[Middle English presenten, from Old French presenter, from Latin present  re, to show, from praesns, praesent-, present participle of praeesse, to be in front of; see present1.]pre·sent er n. |
present 1
Adjective
1. being in a specified place: he had been present at the birth of his son
2. existing or happening now
3. current: the present exchange rate
4. Grammar of a verb tense used when the action described is happening now
Noun
1. Grammar the present tense
2. at present now
3. for the present for now; temporarily
4. the present the time being; now
See also presents [Latin praesens]
present 2
Noun
[prez-int, pri-zent]
a gift
Verb
1. to introduce (a person) formally to another
2. to introduce to the public: the Museum of Modern Art is presenting a retrospective of his work
3. to introduce and compere (a radio or television show)
4. to show or exhibit: they took advantage of every tax dodge that presented itself
5. to bring about: the case presented a large number of legal difficulties
6. to put forward or submit: they presented a petition to the Prime Minister
7. to give or offer formally: he was presented with a watch to celebrate his twenty-five years with the company
8. to hand over for action or payment: to present a bill
9. to portray in a particular way: her lawyer presented her as a naive woman who had got into bad company
10. to aim (a weapon)
11. present arms to salute with one's weapon [Latin praesentare to exhibit]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  present - the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"time - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past now - the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now" here and now, present moment, moment - at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment" date - the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date" nonce, time being - the present occasion; "for the nonce" today - the present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers" tonight - the present or immediately coming night |
| 2. | present - something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife" gift - something acquired without compensation birthday gift, birthday present - a present given in celebration of a person's birthday Christmas gift, Christmas present - a present given at Christmas time wedding gift, wedding present - a present given to someone getting married | |
| 3. | present - a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking tense - a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time historical present - the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states | |
| Verb | 1. | present - give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" bring home - make understandable and clear; "This brings home my point" show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" |
| 2. | present - bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" argue, indicate - give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" spin - twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing" | |
| 3. | present - perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'" performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" | |
| 4. | present - hand over formally give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" bring in - submit (a verdict) to a court | |
| 5. | present - introduce; "This poses an interesting question" constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" | |
| 6. | present - give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip" certificate - present someone with a certificate | |
| 7. | present - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" hand out, pass out, give out, distribute - give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams" give away - make a gift of; "She gave away her antique furniture" raffle, raffle off - dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas" bung, fee, tip - give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" bequeath, will, leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" cede, surrender, give up, deliver - relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" treat - provide with a gift or entertainment; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed" donate - give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month" tender - offer or present for acceptance | |
| 8. | present - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" speechify - make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality; "These ministers speechify on every occasion" | |
| 9. |  present - cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" familiarise, familiarize, acquaint - make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" re-introduce, reintroduce - introduce anew; "We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself" present - formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc. | |
| 10. | present - represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" commend - present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world" | |
| 11. | present - present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" | |
| 12. | present - formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc. | |
| 13. | present - recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" | |
| Adj. | 1. | present - temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations" future - yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him" past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" |
| 2. | present - being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation" absent - not being in a specified place |
present 1
adjective 2. here, there, near, available, ready, nearby, accounted for, to hand, at hand, in attendance << OPPOSITE absent
3. in existence, existing, existent, extant >> at present just now, now, presently, currently, at the moment, right now, nowadays, at this time, at the present time, in this day and age >> for the present for now, for a while, in the meantime, temporarily, for the moment, for the time being, provisionally, not for long, for the nonce >> the present now, today, the time being, here and now, this day and age, the present moment
present 2
noun 1. gift, offering, grant, favour, donation, hand-out, endowment, boon, bounty, gratuity, prezzie (informal) benefaction, bonsela S. African koha N.Z. largesse or largess
verb 2. give, award, hand over, offer, grant, donate, hand out, furnish, confer, bestow, entrust, proffer, put at someone's disposal
verb 3. put forward, offer, suggest, raise, state, produce, introduce, advance, relate, declare, extend, pose, submit, tender, hold out, recount, expound, proffer, adduce
verb 6. introduce, make known, acquaint someone with
Translations
present adj [ˈprɛznt] (= in attendance) → presente (= current); actual
(THEAT) → representar;
those present → los presentes;
at present → actualmente;
to present o.s. for an interview → presentarse a una entrevista;
may I present Miss Clark → permítame presentarle or le presento a la Srta Clark
present [ˈprɛznt] adj → présent(e) (= current); présent, actuel(le)
to present sb with sth → offrir qch à qn;
to be present at → assister à;
those present → les présents;
at present → en ce moment;
to present sb (to sb) → présenter qn (à qn)
present adj, n [ˈprɛznt]
vt [prɪˈzɛnt]
n (= gift) → Geschenk nt;
vt (= give) [+ prize etc] → überreichen [+ plan, report]; vorlegen (= cause, provide, portray); darstellen [+ information, view]; darlegen;
(Radio, TV) → leiten;
those present → die Anwesenden;
at present → gegenwärtig, im Augenblick;
to present sth to sb, present sb with sth → jdm etw übergeben or überreichen;
to present sb (to) (formally) (= introduce); jdn vorstellen +dat;
present [ˈprɛznt] adj → presente; [wife, residence, job] → attuale
n → regalo;
those present → i presenti;
at present → al momento;
to make sb a present of sth → regalare qc a qn
adj present [ˈpreznt]
1 being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson. teenwoordig حاضِر، مَوجود присъстващ přítomný være tilstede anwesend παρών presente kohal(olev) حاضر läsnä présent נוֹכֵחַ उपस्थित biti prisutan,pokazati jelen(levő) hadir viðstaddur presente いる 있는, 참석한 esantis, dalyvaujantis klātesošs hadir aanwezig til stede obecny presente prezent присутствующий prítomný navzoč prisutan närvarande ปรากฏตัว hazır, mevcut 出席的，在座的 присутній موجود، حاضر có mặt 出席的，在座的
2 existing now the present moment; the present prime minister. huidige الحالي настоящ nynější, současný nuværende gegenwärtig τωρινός, νυν presente praegune کنونی nykyinen actuel נוֹכֵחִי वर्तमान, मौजूदा sadašnji jelenlegi sekarang núverandi presente, attuale 現在の 지금의 dabartinis, esamas pašreizējs; tagadējs sekarang tegenwoordig nåværende obecny presente actual настоящий; нынешний terajší, súčasný sedanji sadašnji nuvarande, innevarande, pågående ปัจจุบัน şu andaki, şimdiki 現存的，目前的 теперішній; існуючий حاليہ hiện tại 现存的，目前的
3 (of the tense of a verb) indicating action now In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense. teenwoordige tyd صيغَة الزَّمن الحاضِر сегашен přítomný præsens; nutid das Präsens ενεστώτας, ενεστωτικός (γραμμ.) presente oleviku(aeg) حال preesens présent הוֹוֶה वर्तमानकालिक sadašnjost,sadašnje vrijeme jelen (idő) bentuk sekarang nútíðar- presente 現在時制の 현재의 esamasis tagadnes- kini tegenwoordig nåtids-, presens- teraźniejszy presente prezent настоящий prítomný sedanjik sadašnji presens ที่เกิดขึ้นในปัจจุบัน şimdiki 現在的 теперішній مضارع thời hiện tại 现在的
adv presently
1 soon He will be here presently. binnekort حالا، قَريباً скоро brzy snart; om et øjeblik gleich σύντομα, σε λίγο en breve, dentro de poco varsti به زودی pian bientôt תֵיכֶף शीघ्र ही, अभी uskoro,za kratko vrijeme mindjárt segera rétt strax subito, fra poco すぐに 이윽고, 곧 greitai, netrukus drīz; tūlīt [] sekejap lagi weldra om litt, etter hvert wkrótce em breve dentro imediat вскоре čoskoro kmalu uskoro snart, inom kort เร็ว ๆ นี้ çok geçmeden, az sonra 一會兒 незабаром, за хвилину جلد ہي nhanh thôi 一会儿
2 (especially American) at the present time The manager is presently on holiday. tans, op die oomblik في الوَقت الحاضِر сега nyní i øjeblikket gegenwärtig αυτόν τον καιρό en este momento, ahora, actualmente praegu اکنون paraikaa en ce moment כָּרֶגָע मौजूदा, इस समय sada,trenutačno most sekarang eins og stendur ora 目下 지금 šiuo metu patlaban; šobrīd sekarang ni thans for tida, akkurat nå obecnie presentemente (chiar) acum сейчас teraz trenutno trenutno för närvarande อย่างปัจจุบัน şimdi 目前(正在) тепер, зараз في الحال ở hiện tại 目前（正在）
the present
the time now Forget the past – think more of the present and the future! die hede الحاضِر настояще přítomnost nutiden die Gegenwart το παρόν el presente olevik زمان حال nykyhetki présent הַהוֹוֶה वर्तमान भविष्य sadašnjost a jelen waktu sekarang nútíðin, núið presente 現在 현재 dabartis šodiena, tagadne masa sekarang het heden nåtida teraźniejszość o presente prezent настоящее (время) prítomnosť sedanjost sadašnjost nuet ในขณะนี้ şimdiki an, bugün 現在 теперішній час اس وقت thời bây giờ 现在
at present
at the present time He's away from home at present. op die oomblik الآن، في الوَقت الحاضِر в момента v této chvíli for øjeblikket gegenwärtig τώρα, αυτή τη στιγμή actualmente; en este momento praegu اکنون tällä hetkellä actuellement כָּרֶגָע वर्तमान में trenutno jelenleg sekarang í bili, sem stendur, núna al momento 目下 목하(目下), 지금 šiuo metu tagad, šobrīd sekarang op dit ogenblik akkurat nå, i øyeblikket obecnie de momento în momentul de faţă сейчас v tejto chvíli sedaj trenutno för närvarande ในช่วงเวลานี้ şu anda, şimdi 暫且 в даний час في الحال lúc này 暂且
for the present
as far as the present time is concerned You've done enough work for the present. op die oomblik في هذا الوَقْت، الآن засега pro tuto chvíli for nu vorläufig προς το παρόν por ahora, por el momento, hasta ahora praeguseks فعلاً toistaiseksi pour le moment לְפִי שָׁעָה वर्तमान समय में za sada egyelőre sampai sekarang sem stendur, í bili per il momento さし当って 현재로서는 šiuo tarpu pagaidām buat masa ini voorlopig foreløpig, for nå na razie por enquanto deocamdată, pentru moment на сегодня nateraz zaenkrat za sada tills vidare, så länge เท่าที่ปัจจุบันนี้ şimdilik (到)目前(為止) цього разу جہاں تک اب تک کا معاملہ ہے trong khoảng thời gian hiện tại （到）目前（为止）
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