present
Part of speech: adj
noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
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Etymology: From Middle English present, from Old French present, from Latin praesent-, praesens, present participle of praeesse (“to be present”), from Latin prae- (“pre-”) + esse (“to be”).
Inflected forms:
form: more present
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most present
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: præsent
pos: adj
tags: alternative
archaic
form: ps.
pos: adj
tags: alternative
abbreviation
form: presents
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: præsent
pos: noun
tags: alternative
archaic
form: ps.
pos: noun
tags: alternative
abbreviation
form: presents
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: presenting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: presented
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: presented
pos: verb
tags: past
form: præsent
pos: verb
tags: alternative
archaic
form: ps.
pos: verb
tags: alternative
abbreviation
Senses:
gloss: Relating to now, for the time being; current.
pos: adj
examples: The barbaric practice continues to the present day.
The present manager has been here longer than the last one.
up to the present day
All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion […] such talk had been distressingly out of place.
gloss: Located in the immediate vicinity.
pos: adj
examples: Only half of all present members were present at the meeting.
Is there a doctor present?
Several people were present when the event took place.
Being the leader, Jason is always present at class.
gloss: Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.
pos: adj
tags: obsolete
examples: Amongſt this number of Cordials and Alteratiues, J doe not find a more preſent remedy, then a cup of wine, or ſtrong drinke, and if it be ſoberly and opportunely vſed.
gloss: Not delayed; immediate; instant.
pos: adj
tags: obsolete
examples: Sign me a present pardon for my brother,
An ambassador[…]desires a present audience.
gloss: Ready; quick in emergency.
pos: adj
tags: dated
examples: a present wit
gloss: Favorably attentive; propitious.
pos: adj
tags: obsolete
examples: to find a god so present to my prayer
gloss: Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
pos: adj
examples: Near-synonyms: this (determiner), this (pronoun), current
in the present study; the present article; the present results
gloss: Attentive; alert; focused.
pos: adj
examples: Sorry, I was distracted just now, I'll try to be more present from now on.
gloss: Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)
pos: adj
gloss: The current moment or period of time.
pos: noun
gloss: The present tense.
pos: noun
gloss: To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
pos: verb
examples: to present an envoy to the king
gloss: To appear or represent oneself outwardly.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: With your shabby attire, you do not present well as a prospective investment banking associate!
gloss: To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court.
pos: verb
tags: archaic
transitive
examples: 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’.
gloss: To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
pos: verb
tags: reflexive
examples: Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the lord.
gloss: To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: So ladies in romance assist their knight, / Present the spear, and arm him for the fight.
Note: The offensive team must present a legal formation both before and after a shift.
gloss: To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: I do begin to realize that the matter must be presented in such a way as may interest the reader.
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.
gloss: To put on, stage (a play etc.).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The theater is proud to present the Fearless Fliers.
gloss: To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
pos: verb
tags: reflexive
examples: Well, one idea does present itself.
gloss: To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: The patient presented with insomnia.
Symptoms typically present in early childhood.
gloss: To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
gloss: To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: At that time, Elbe was presenting as a man.
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.
gloss: To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Anne Robinson presents "The Weakest Link".
gloss: To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: She was presented with an honorary degree for her services to entertainment.
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.
gloss: To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: I presented my compliments to Lady Featherstoneshaw.
gloss: To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: 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.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
gloss: In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty.
pos: verb
tags: slang
examples: Sherlock’s gender performance itself remains unchanged, with the exception of the hormonal changes he goes through after presenting as an omega.
People “present” their secondary genders during puberty, so girls and boys are raised without knowing if they will be alphas, betas, or omegas.
Synonyms: current
nearby
contemporary
hodiern
modern
present
present-day
Antonyms: antonym(s) of
absent
slow-acting
delayed
distracted
inattentive
future
past
Related words: presence
the present
gift
Derived words: all-present
all present and correct
at present
at the present time
corsepresent
hyperpresent
multipresent
nonpresent
omnipresent
overpresent
present company excepted
presentism
presentist
presently
presentness
present participial
telepresent
unpresent
copresent
ever-present
historical present
historic present
in present
net present value
present active participle
present company excluded
present conditional
present continuous
present historic
present imperfect
present indefinite
present indicative
present participle
present perfect
present perfect continuous
present perfect progressive
present progressive
present sense impression
present simple
present subjunctive
present system
present tense
present value
preterite-present
preterite-present verb
simple present
dramatic present
ethnographic present
for the present
literary present
narrative present
Narten present
no time like the present
present-day
specious present
there's no time like the present
presentive
presentless
malpresent
mispresent
presentability
presentable
present arms
presentative
presentee
presentment
represent
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