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1. A gift: Catherine made a nice apron for her father as a present for his birthday.
2. The time frame of what is occurring right now (used only in the singular): The newly wedded couple are certainly enjoying the present, being at peace and very happy.
2. The time frame of what is occurring right now (used only in the singular): The newly wedded couple are certainly enjoying the present, being at peace and very happy.
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pre-, prae-
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present (verb), presents; presented; presenting
1. To give something to an individual either officially or formally: The chairman of the meeting presented Doug with a good medal for excellent work at the firm.
2. To introduce someone in a formal way: Mr. Jackson stepped up and presented his new wife to his boss when they met at an informal party.
3. To put a production or performance, as a play, on stage: The local high school is presenting the musical "My Fair Lady" the following week in the school's auditorium.
4. To pose a difficulty; to cause a challenge or opportunity to occur: The current Coronavirus pandemic presents many problems and hardships for small firms and companies.
5. To describe something or somebody in a certain way: The family likes to present themselves as being very rich because they have a swimming pool, two cars, and an airplane!
6. To give a person information in a formal way: The group of workers presented their options for better working conditions to the supervisors.
2. To introduce someone in a formal way: Mr. Jackson stepped up and presented his new wife to his boss when they met at an informal party.
3. To put a production or performance, as a play, on stage: The local high school is presenting the musical "My Fair Lady" the following week in the school's auditorium.
4. To pose a difficulty; to cause a challenge or opportunity to occur: The current Coronavirus pandemic presents many problems and hardships for small firms and companies.
5. To describe something or somebody in a certain way: The family likes to present themselves as being very rich because they have a swimming pool, two cars, and an airplane!
6. To give a person information in a formal way: The group of workers presented their options for better working conditions to the supervisors.
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pre-, prae-
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present (adjective); more present, most present
1. Pertaining to the current time: The present principal of the school has been there for many years.
2. Concerning the nearest locality or area: Many people were present when the accident happened.
2. Concerning the nearest locality or area: Many people were present when the accident happened.
Perhaps there is a doctor present who could look at Jack's wound.
3. Alert; focused; attentive: Sam was looking out the window during the math lesson and certainly wasn't present and concentrating on what the teacher was explaining.
4. In grammar, the verb tense that shows an activity or action occurring regularly, sometimes, usually: The present tense in the following example is "goes": James always goes to the fitness studio on Mondays and Thursdays.
5. Pertaining to something that exists within another thing: Milk contains vitamins, and a special kind of vitamin D is even present in breast milk!
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present (PREZ uhnt) (noun)
1. A moment or period in time perceptible as intermediate between past and future; now: The days gone by, the present, and the approaching days are all linked together.
Greg decided to leave things as they are for the present or for the moment.
There's no time like the present for getting things done!
2. Something that is given to someone; especially, as a way of showing affection or thanks: Richard gave her a book as a present.The couple received a wedding present from a friend in France.
present (pri SENT) (verb)
1. To formally talk about something one has written, studied, etc. to a group of people: The chemist wanted to present his report to the committee.
2. To make something available to be used or considered: The defense lawyer will present evidence refuting the charges against his client.
3. To show something to someone: Estella's sister was told that she would have to present her passport when she was ready to cross the border.
2. To make something available to be used or considered: The defense lawyer will present evidence refuting the charges against his client.
3. To show something to someone: Estella's sister was told that she would have to present her passport when she was ready to cross the border.
It is said that there is no time like the present, so Bill thought it was time to present the present to his wife now.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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present, present, present
Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
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Confusing Words of homographs and heteronyms
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(scientist, inventor, printer, writer, patriot, and diplomat; sharing his contribution of wisdom to generations from the past, in the present, and into the future)
(Utilizing nature in the present and in the future with engineering designs)
(calendars past and present)
(June, the month for marriages, past and present)
(Part 1 of 4: The Ballad of Salvation Bill by Robert W. Service and additional capnomania-fumimania information about smoking or addiction to tobacco smoke from the past to the present)
(Greek: abortion, untimely birth; primarily used to mean "congenital absence" or "defect" of a part which is normally present)
(Latin: oculus used as a reference to "eye" to designate something that looks like or is suggestive of a person's organ of sight including potato "eyes")
(Greek: ion, "going"; neuter present participle of ienai, "to go"; because an ion moves toward the electrode of an opposite charge)
(influences on humanity including those from the past and the present)
(the way they were in ancient times and are in the present and potentials for the future)
(Greek: a combining form occurring in the names of chemical compounds in which the methyl group is present; alcohol, wine)
(Greek: memory, to remember; recollection of something or someone; awareness, consciousness of the present and the past)
(plagiarize comes from Latin plagium which meant "kidnapping")
(sections which are available in this series about reasons for publishing)
("A Look at Publishing", remarks made by Godfrey Harris)
("A Look at Publishing", remarks made by Godfrey Harris)
("A Look at Publishing", remarks made by Godfrey Harris)
("A Look at Publishing", remarks made by Godfrey Harris)
("A Look at Publishing", remarks made by Godfrey Harris)
("A Look at Publishing", remarks made by Godfrey Harris)
(fortune telling or paying more attention to the future than the present)
(historical and current advances and achievements)
(John Robertson, a committed lexicographer who is utilizing the past and the present to provide word information for our modern age)
(Origins of silk and present production)
(slavery not only existed in the past, but it still exists in parts of the present world)
(Latin: suavis, "sweet"; suadere, "to advise"; "to make something pleasant to, to present in a pleasing manner"; hence "to recommend, to advise")
Word Entries containing the term:
“present”
Books and Libraries: Past and Present
Books and libraries from antiquity to modern publications.
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Books and Books: Index of Articles
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present incumbent
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Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies
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Tomorrow: one of the greatest labor saving devices from the past, to the present, and for the future.