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US
/ˈpɹɛzənt, pɝˈzɛnt, pɹiˈzɛnt/
]
VERB
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perform (a play), especially on a stage
we are going to stage `Othello' -
introduce
This poses an interesting question -
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
She shows her dogs frequently
We will demo the new software in Washington - formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
- hand over formally
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represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting -
give as a present; make a gift of
What will you give her for her birthday? -
cause to come to know personally
permit me to acquaint you with my son
introduce the new neighbors to the community -
present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
An enormous dilemma faces us
He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions
We confronted him with the evidence -
give, especially as an honor or reward
bestow honors and prizes at graduation -
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students -
bring forward and present to the mind
We presented the arguments to him
We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason -
recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute
NOUN
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something presented as a gift
his tie was a present from his wife -
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow
that is enough for the present - a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
ADJECTIVE
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being or existing in a specified place
the murderer is present in this room
present at the wedding
present at the creation -
temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
articles for present use
present observations
the present system
the present leader
the present topic
How To Use present In A Sentence
- This came out of an investigation he was carrying out into when a ternary quartic form could be represented as the sum of five fourth powers of linear forms.
- Druses were common throughout the mesophyll tissues, and peltate, glandular trichomes were present on both epidermises.
- The old ceiling and bar brought back many memories of happy carefree days of yore to those present.
- The abrupt facies shift, bioturbation and cemented nature of the surfaces suggests that they represent marine flooding surfaces, formed during a rapid rise in relative sea level and/or a reduction in sediment supply.
- There are a lot of so-called "Mathematical Economic Models" in today's market, but none of them presents an inclusive and deterministic system.
- Close beside me stood my excellent friend Griffiths, the jolly hosteler, of whom I take the present opportunity of saying a few words, though I dare say he has been frequently described before, and by far better pens. The Bible in Spain
- The ether gradually absorbs oxygen from the atmosphere, being converted into acetic acid; this, by its superior affinities, reacts on the iodide present, converting it into acetate, with liberation of hydriodic acid; while this latter, under the influence of the atmospheric oxygen, is very rapidly converted into water and iodine. Notes and Queries, Number 227, March 4, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
- We had engaged a very nice mare and stanhope, which we knew we could depend upon, when, the day before the race, the chestnut was declared lame, and not a presentable four-legged animal was to be hired in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846
- He judged the present situation badly.
- During the take-over battle the stock quotations of both enterprises rose so that an investor would have to wait several hundred years to finance the purchase price of the shares from the present level of profits.
