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. (noun)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. (adj)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"
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