Definitions for PRESENT
ˈprɛz əntpresent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.8 / 6 votes

1. present, nowadaysnoun

   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. presentnoun

   something presented as a gift

   "his tie was a present from his wife"

3. present, present tenseadjective

   a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

4. present(a)adjective

   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. presentverb

   being or existing in a specified place

   "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"

6. show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrateverb

   give an exhibition of to an interested audience

   "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

7. present, represent, lay outverb

   bring forward and present to the mind

   "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

8. stage, present, representverb

   perform (a play), especially on a stage

   "we are going to stage `Othello'"

9. present, submitverb

   hand over formally

10. present, poseverb

    introduce

    "This poses an interesting question"

11. award, presentverb

    give, especially as an honor or reward

    "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

12. give, gift, presentverb

    give as a present; make a gift of

    "What will you give her for her birthday?"

13. deliver, presentverb

    deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

    "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

14. introduce, present, acquaintverb

    cause to come to know personally

    "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

15. portray, presentverb

    represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

    "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

16. confront, face, presentverb

    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"

17. presentverb

    formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

18. salute, presentverb

    recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

    "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. presentnoun

   The current moment or period of time.

2. presentnoun

   The present tense.

3. presentnoun

   A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.

4. presentverb

   To reveal, to show.

   The theater is proud to present the Fearless Fliers.

5. presentverb

   To offer to a court or legislature for consideration.

6. present

   To demand that a drawee pay, or that the presenter's bank accept, (a draft).

7. present

   To award a trophy, gift, etc, to.

8. present

   To come to the attention of medical staff

   The patient presented with insomnia.

9. presentadjective

   Relating to now, for the time being; current.

   The present manager has been here longer than the last one.

10. presentadjective

    Located in the immediate vicinity.

11. present

    Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. The Present

   An elliptical expression for the present time; the time now existing.

   When he saw descend
   The son of God to judge them, terrify’d
   He fled; not hoping to escape, but shun
   The present; fearing guilty, what his wrath
   Might suddenly inflict. John Milton.

   Men that set their hearts only upon the present, without looking forward into the end of things are struck at. Roger L'Estrange.

   Who, since their own short understandings reach
   No further than the present, think ev’n the wise,
   Speak what they think, and tell tales of themselves. Nicholas Rowe.

2. PRESENTadjective

   Etymology: present, Fr. præsens, Lat.

   1. Not absent; being face to face; being at hand.

   But neither of these are any impediment, because the regent thereof is of an infinite immensity more than commensurate to the extent of the world, and such as is most intimately present with all the beings of the world. Matthew Hale.

   Be not often present at feasts, not at all in dissolute company; pleasing objects steal away the heart. Taylor.

   Much I have heard
   Incredible to me, in this displeas’d,
   That I was never present on the place
   Of those encounters. John Milton, Agonistes.

   2. Not past; not future.

   Thou future things can’st represent
   As present. John Milton.

   The moments past, if thou art wise, retrieve
   With pleasant mem’ry of the bliss they gave;
   The present hours in pleasant mirth employ,
   And bribe the future with the hopes of joy. Matthew Prior.

   The present age hath not been less inquisitive than the former ages were. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.

   3. Ready at hand; quick in emergencies.

   If a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning. Francis Bacon.

   ’Tis a high point of philosophy and virtue for a man to be so present to himself, as to be always provided against all accidents. Roger L'Estrange.

   4. Favourably attentive; not neglectful; propitious.

   Be present to her now, as then,
   And let not proud and factious men
   Against your wills oppose their mights. Ben Jonson.

   The golden goddess, present at the pray’r,
   Well knew he meant th’ inanimated fair,
   And gave the sign of granting his desire. Dryden.

   Nor could I hope in any place but there,
   To find a god so present to my pray’r. Dryden.

   5. Unforgotten; not neglectful.

   The ample mind keeps the several objects all within sight, and present to the soul. Isaac Watts.

   6. Not abstracted; not absent of mind; attentive.

3. Presentnoun

   Etymology: present, Fr. from the verb.

   1. A gift; a donative; something ceremoniously given.

   Plain Clarence!
   I will send thy soul to heav’n,
   If heav’n will take the present at our hands. William Shakespeare.

   His dog to-morrow, by his master’s command, he must carry for a present to his lady. William Shakespeare.

   He sent part of the rich spoil, with the admiral’s ensign, as a present unto Solyman. Richard Knolles, Hist. of the Turks.

   Say heav’nly muse, shall not thy sacred vein
   Afford a present to the infant God?
   Hast thou no verse, no hymn, no solemn strain,
   To welcome him to this his new abode? John Milton.

   They that are to love inclin’d,
   Sway’d by chance, not choice or art
   To the first that’s fair or kind,
   Make a present of their heart. Edmund Waller.

   Somewhat is sure design’d by fraud or force;
   Trust not their presents, nor admit the horse. Dryden.

   2. A letter or mandate exhibited.

   Be it known to all men by these presents. William Shakespeare.

4. To Presentverb

   Etymology: præsento, low Lat. presenter, Fr. in all the senses.

   1. To place in the presence of a superior.

   On to the sacred hill
   They led him high applauded, and present
   Before the seat supreme. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vi.

   2. To exhibit to view or notice.

   He knows not what he says; and vain is it,
   That we present us to him. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   3. To offer; to exhibit.

   Thou therefore now advise,
   Or hear what to my mind first thoughts present. John Milton.

   Now ev’ry leaf, and ev’ry moving breath
   Presents a foe, and ev’ry foe a death. John Denham.

   Lectorides’s memory is ever ready to offer to his mind something out of other men’s writings or conversations, and is presenting him with the thoughts of other persons perpetually. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

   4. To give formally and ceremoniously.

   Folks in mudwall tenement,
   Affording pepper-corn for rent,
   Present a turkey or a hen
   To those might better spare them ten. Matthew Prior.

   5. To put into the hands of another.

   So ladies in romance assist their knight,
   Present the spear, and arm him for the fight. Dryden.

   6. To favour with gifts. To present, in the sense of to give, has several structures: we say absolutely, to present a man, to give something to him. This is less in use. The common phrases are to present a gift to a man; or, to present the man with a gift.

   Thou spendest thy time in waiting upon such a great one, and thy estate in presenting him; and, after all, hast no other reward, but sometimes to be smiled upon, and always to be smiled at. Robert South, Sermons.

   He now presents, as ancient ladies do,
   That courted long, at length are forc’d to woo. Dryden.

   Octavia presented the poet, for his admirable elegy on her son Marcellus. Dryden.

   Should I present thee with rare figur’d plate,
   O how thy rising heart would throb and beat. Dryden.

   7. To prefer to ecclesiastical benefices.

   That he put these bishops in the places of the deceased by his own authority, is notoriously false; for the duke of Saxony always presented. Francis Atterbury.

   8. To offer openly.

   He was appointed admiral, and presented battle to the French navy, which they refused. John Hayward.

   9. To introduce by something exhibited to the view or notice. Not in use.

   Tell on, quoth she, the woful tragedy,
   The which these reliques sad present unto. Edmund Spenser.

   10. To lay before a court of judicature, as an object of enquiry.

   The grand juries were practised effectually with to present the said pamphlet, with all aggravating epithets. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Present

   The present (or here and now) is the time associated with the events perceived directly and in the first time, not as a recollection (perceived more than once) or a speculation (predicted, hypothesis, uncertain). It is a period of time between the past and the future, and can vary in meaning from being an instant to a day or longer. It is sometimes represented as a hyperplane in space-time, typically called "now", although modern physics demonstrates that such a hyperplane cannot be defined uniquely for observers in relative motion. The present may also be viewed as a duration (see specious present).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. present

   Present refers to the current moment or time, the period of time that is happening now or the current state of existence. It can also refer to something that is currently being given or offered, or to an event or occasion that is happening at the current time. Additionally, present can refer to being physically or mentally attentive and engaged in the current task or situation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Presentadjective

   being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent

2. Presentadjective

   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 present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance

3. Presentadjective

   not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident

4. Presentadjective

   ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit

5. Presentadjective

   favorably attentive; propitious

6. Presentadjective

   present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present

7. Presentadjective

   present letters 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

8. Presentadjective

   a present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense

9. Presentadjective

   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

10. Presentadjective

    to exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance

11. Presentadjective

    to pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over

12. Presentadjective

    to make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer

13. Presentadjective

    hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts

14. Presentadjective

    to present; to personate

15. Presentadjective

    to nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution

16. Presentadjective

    to nominate for support at a public school or other institution

17. Presentadjective

    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. Presentadjective

    to lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries

19. Presentadjective

    to bring an indictment against

20. Presentadjective

    to aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of another

21. Presentverb

    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

22. Presentnoun

    anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present

23. Presentnoun

    the position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present

24. Etymology: [F. prsenter, L. praesentare, fr. praesens, a. See Present, a.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Present

   The present is the time that is associated with the events perceived directly and in the first time, not as a recollection or a speculation. It is a period of time between the past and the future, and can vary in meaning from being an instant to a day or longer. In radiocarbon dating, the "present" is defined as AD 1950. It is sometimes represented as a hyperplane in space-time, typically called "now", although modern physics demonstrates that such a hyperplane can not be defined uniquely for observers in relative motion. The present may also be viewed as a duration.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Present

   prē-zent′, v.t. to set before, to introduce into the presence of: to exhibit to view: to offer as a gift: to put into the possession of another: to make a gift of: to appoint to a benefice: to lay before for consideration: to point, as a gun before firing.—n. Pres′ent, that which is presented or given, a gift.—adj. Prēsent′able, fit to be presented: capable of being presented to a church living.—n. Presentā′tion, act of presenting: a setting forth, as of a truth: representation: the act or the right of presenting to a benefice: the appearance of a particular part of the fetus at the superior pelvic strait during labour.—adj. Present′ative, having the right of presentation: pertaining to immediate cognition.—ns. Presentēē′, one who is presented to a benefice; Prēsent′er.—adj. Prēsent′ive, presentative, non-symbolic (of words).—n. Prēsent′iveness.—adv. Pres′ently, after a little, by-and-by, shortly: (arch.) without delay, at once.—n. Present′ment, act of presenting: the thing presented or represented: (law) notice taken of an offence by a grand-jury from their own knowledge or observation: accusation presented to a court by a grand-jury.—Present arms, to bring the gun or rifle to a perpendicular position in front of the body, as a token of respect to a superior officer. [Fr.,—L. præsentāre—præsens.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. present

   In the British service, means to level; to aim; to bring the musket to a horizontal position, the butt resting against the right shoulder for the purpose of discharging its contents at a given object.

2. present

   To offer openly; to exhibit; to give in ceremony; as, to present the colors.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. present

   Being or existing in a specified place.

   They were present at the party and they had a fantastic time.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 20, 2019  

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   present

   This moment or period of time.

   The present moment is the time to get the plan actioned, organized and progressed.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 20, 2019  

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   present

   To share time with the person or people we love.

   We always say the present we love is time with the people we love.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 20, 2019  

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   present

   To show or display data, facts, information, research or statistics on a type of software.

   She did present an excellent overview of current and future change, development and evolution so she was appointed as the International Director.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PRESENT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Present is ranked #72332 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Present surname appeared 269 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Present.
   
   90.3% or 243 total occurrences were White.
   5.9% or 16 total occurrences were Black.
   1.8% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Allocate
   • Art
   • Constitute
   • Gift
   • Greet
   • Inform
   • Introduce
   • Performing Arts
   • Re-create
   • Represent
   • Show
   • Utter

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PRESENT' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #640

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PRESENT' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1138

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PRESENT' in Nouns Frequency: #921

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PRESENT' in Verbs Frequency: #160

5. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PRESENT' in Adjectives Frequency: #77

Anagrams for PRESENT »

1. serpent

2. penster

3. strepen

How to pronounce PRESENT?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PRESENT in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PRESENT in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PRESENT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of PRESENT in a Sentence

1. Clive Staples Lewis:

   It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present in us.

2. Don Forgeron:

   Climate change ... has moved from future threat to present danger.

3. Vice Chairman Fritz Zurbruegg:

   We consider the vulnerabilities on the mortgage and realestate markets to be at a high level at present.

4. Max Kellerman:

   And it either holds in contempt the intelligence of people who hear it or else it’s just a stupid thing to say. … To say you must have respect for the office — Tiger, be clear. Are you saying that the office, therefore, confers respect onto its present temporary occupant ? No. Having respect for the office means principally, in my view, is the office holder should have respect for the office.

5. Jeff Robinson:

   I'm just going to present the facts and try to be balanced on both sides and let the chips fall where they may.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PRESENT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Present
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PRESENT
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PRESENT
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PRESENT
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PRESENT
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html