Word: present Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English presenten, from Old French presenter, from Latin praesentāre (“to show”), from praesent-, praesens, present participle of praeesse (“be in front of”). Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈzɛnt/, /pɹiˈzɛnt/, /pɹəˈzɛnt/, /pɹɪˈzent/, /pɹəˈzent/ 1. To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally. Example: to present an envoy to the king 2. To appear or represent oneself outwardly. Labels: intransitive Example: With your shabby attire, you do not present well as a prospective investment banking associate! 3. To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution. Labels: transitive 4. To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration. Labels: transitive 5. To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: In the diocese of Gloucester in 1548 two inhabitants of Slimbridge were presented for saying that holy oil was ‘of no virtue but meet to grease sheep’. 6. To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally. Labels: reflexive Example: Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the lord. 7. To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit. Labels: transitive Example: So ladies in romance assist their knight, / Present the spear, and arm him for the fight. Example: Note: The offensive team must present a legal formation both before and after a shift. 8. To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration. Labels: transitive Example: I do begin to realize that the matter must be presented in such a way as may interest the reader. Example: Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control. 9. To put on, stage (a play etc.). Labels: transitive Example: The theater is proud to present the Fearless Fliers. 10. To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire. Labels: transitive 11. To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind. Labels: reflexive Example: Well, one idea does present itself. 12. To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom. Labels: intransitive Example: The patient presented with insomnia. Example: Symptoms typically present in early childhood. 13. To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth. Labels: intransitive 14. To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender). Labels: intransitive Example: At that time, Elbe was presenting as a man. Example: In May 2019, a case was referred to the high court in which social workers for Lancashire county council had sought orders against the parents of two trans children to take the children into care. Social services were alerted when H, the couple’s three-year-old foster child, born male, had gone into school presenting as a girl. 15. To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.). Labels: transitive Example: Anne Robinson presents "The Weakest Link". 16. To give a gift or presentation to (someone). Labels: transitive Example: She was presented with an honorary degree for her services to entertainment. Example: Live thou, and reign, forever, glorious Lord! / My last, least off’ring, I present thee now— / Renounce me, leave me, and be still ador’d! / Slay me, my God, and I applaud the blow. 17. To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer. Labels: transitive Example: I presented my compliments to Lady Featherstoneshaw. 18. To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid. Labels: transitive 19. To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour. Labels: intransitive 20. In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty. Labels: slang Example: Sherlock’s gender performance itself remains unchanged, with the exception of the hormonal changes he goes through after presenting as an omega. Example: People “present” their secondary genders during puberty, so girls and boys are raised without knowing if they will be alphas, betas, or omegas.