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at present
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Princeton's WordNet
now, at presentadverb
at the present moment
"goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now"
Wiktionary
at presentadverb
currently, now, at this moment in time
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
At Present
At the present time; now; elliptically, for the present time.
Etymology: à present, Fr.
The state is at present very sensible of the decay in their trade. Addison.
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at present
"At present" is a phrase used to describe something that is currently occurring or is in existence at this particular moment or time. It refers to the current or ongoing situation or condition.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'at present' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3351
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'at present' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4646
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of at present in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of at present in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of at present in a Sentence
In my 15 years as foreign minister and prez, after a meeting the Russians would lie about what we had talked about even * with * ample note-takers and staff present.
On this subject I do not which to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. No No Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen but urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the present. I am in earnest I will not equivocate I will not retreat a single inch and I will be heard.
Trump being gone has given people room to breathe, but Trumpism being present( in this race) has made all of us who are making that argument need to continue to make it, the same fundamental chaos and threats to our democracy that were so galvanizing to voters during the Donald Trump era, that's all present as is the threats to women in particular... It's about how do we best do our jobs to make sure that voters connect the dots ?
Whatever our Present, it is not Magic… It may be Good, it may be Tragic… It depends on what we did in the past, Karma will decide until when it will last.
We have always been at the forefront when it comes to finding new trends and offering innovative products to our customers. Insects present culinary variety and an interesting composition of nutrients, such as proteins, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, mineral and fiber, we are convinced that there are many foodies and open-minded customers in Switzerland, who will try and like insects or insect products — not only as an alternative to meat but also for culinary reasons.
Translations for at present
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- parhaillaan, tällä hetkelläFinnish
- an latha an-diughScottish Gaelic
- jelenlegHungarian
- ora, currentemente, in iste momento, nunc, al presenteInterlingua
- för närvarandeSwedish
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