1. (adj.)present being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: the present economic situation.
2. present at this time; at hand; immediate: articles for present use.
3. present of, pertaining to, or being a verbtense or form used to refer to an action or state occurring or existing at the moment of speaking (They're eating. I know the answer) or to a habitual event (He drives to work), and also sometimes used to express the future (The plane leaves at six tomorrow) or past.
4. present being with one or others or in the specified or understood place: to be present at the wedding.
14. present presents, (in a deed of conveyance) the present document or writings: Know all men by these presents.
15. present Obs. the matter in hand.
16. (v.t.)present to furnish or endow with a gift or the like, esp. by formal act.
17. present to bring, offer, or give, often in a formal or ceremonious way: to present one's credentials.
18. present to afford or furnish (an opportunity, possibility, etc.).
19. present to hand over or submit (a bill or check).
20. present to introduce (a person) to another, esp. in a formal manner.
21. present to bring before or introduce to the public: to present a new play.
22. present to come to show (oneself) before a person, in or at a place, etc.
23. present to bring forth or render for or before another or others; offer for consideration: to present an alternative plan.
24. present to set forth in words; frame or articulate: to present arguments.
25. present to represent, impersonate, or act, as on the stage.
26. present to direct, point, or turn (something) to something or someone: He presented his back to the audience.
27. present to level or aim (a weapon, esp. a firearm).
28. present Law.
29. present to bring (a formal charge) against a person.
30. present to bring (an offense) to the notice of the proper authority.
31. present to nominate (a cleric) for a benefice.
32. (n.)present a thing presented as a gift; gift.
Etymology: (1175–1225; (n.) ME < OF, orig. in phrase en present in presence (see present1); (v.) ME < OF presenter < ML praesentāre to give, show, present for approval, L: to exhibit (to the mind or senses), der. of praesēnspresent1)
Definition of 'PRESENT'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)present, nowadays 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"
2. (noun)present something presented as a gift "his tie was a present from his wife"
3. (adj)present, present tense a verbtense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
4. (adj)present(a) 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"
5. (verb)present being or existing in a specified place "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"
6. (verb)show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate give an exhibition of to an interested audience "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
7. (verb)present, represent, lay out bring forward and present to the mind "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
8. (verb)stage, present, represent perform (a play), especially on a stage "we are going to stage `Othello'"
10. (verb)present, pose introduce "This poses an interesting question"
11. (verb)award, present give, especially as an honor or reward "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"
12. (verb)give, gift, present give as a present; make a gift of "What will you give her for her birthday?"
13. (verb)deliver, present deliver (a speech, oration, or idea) "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
14. (verb)introduce, present, acquaint cause to come to know personally "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
15. (verb)portray, present represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
16. (verb)confront, face, present presentsomebody 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"
18. (verb)salute, present recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
1. (noun)present a gift to give sb a present; birthday/Christmas presents
2. (adjective)present ≠ past a solution to our present problems; We are not hiring at the present time.
3. present ≠ absent There were twenty people present at the meeting.; tiny particles present in the air
4. (verb)present to give sth to sb, especially in a formal way He presented her with the gold medal.; an award presented to the best school in the state
5. present to show and explain sth you have done to others a scientist presenting her findings at the conference
6. present present a problem/risk/threat etc. to be or cause a problem, risk, etc. This roof presents a problem in the wind.
7. present to show in a particular way The book presents an exciting look at life at sea.
9. present to organize or create a performance, film, etc. a theater company presenting a performance of Hamlet
10. present to introduce programs or guests on a TV or radioprogram He presents a quiz programme.
11. present sth presents itself (of an opportunity, idea, etc.) to occur or become available Every time a challenge presented itself, the team played harder.
Definition of 'PRESENT'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)PRESENT being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent
2. (adj)PRESENT now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the presentsession of Congress; the presentstate of affairs; the presentinstance
3. (adj)PRESENT not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident
4. (adj)PRESENT ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit
7. (adj)PRESENT presentletters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, " Know all men by these presents," that is, by the writing itself, " per has literas praesentes; " -- in this sense, rarely used in the singular
9. (adj)PRESENT to bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior
17. (adj)PRESENT to lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a memorial, petition, remonstrance, or indictment
18. (adj)PRESENT to lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to givenotice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grandjurypresent certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries
23. (verb)PRESENT to appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; -- said of a part of an infant during labor
Sense: 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.
Definitions of PRESENT 
Afrikaans: teenwoordig
Arabic: حاضِر، مَوجود
Bulgarian: присъстващ
Brazilian: presente
Czech: přítomný
German: anwesend
Danish: være tilstede
Greek: παρών
Spanish: presente
Estonian: kohal(olev)
Farsi: حاضر
Finnish: läsnä
French: présent
Hebrew: נוֹכֵחַ
Hindi: उपस्थित
Croatian: biti prisutan, pokazati
Hungarian: jelen(levő)
Indonesian: hadir
Icelandic: viðstaddur
Italian: presente
Japanese: いる
Korean: 참석해 있는
Lithuanian: esantis, dalyvaujantis
Latvian: klātesošs
Malay: hadir
Dutch: aanwezig
Norwegian: til stede
Polish: obecny
Persian: حاضر
Pashto: حاضر
Portuguese: presente
Romanian: prezent
Russian: присутствующий
Slovak: prítomný
Slovenian: navzoč
Serbian: prisutan
Swedish: närvarande
Thai: ปรากฏตัว
Turkish: hazır, mevcut
Taiwanese: 出席的，在場的
Ukrainian: присутній
Urdu: موجود، حاضر
Vietnamese: có mặt
Chinese: 出席的，在座的
