Present - Definition
present
adj 1: 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" [ant:
future, past]
2: being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is
present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at
the creation" [ant: absent]
n 1: 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" [syn: present, nowadays]
2: something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from
his wife"
3: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of
speaking [syn: present, present tense]
v 1: give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows
her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in
Washington" [syn: show, demo, exhibit, present,
demonstrate]
2: bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the
arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our
formal reason" [syn: present, represent, lay out]
3: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to
stage `Othello'" [syn: stage, present, represent]
4: hand over formally [syn: present, submit]
5: introduce; "This poses an interesting question" [syn:
present, pose]
6: give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and
prizes at graduation" [syn: award, present]
7: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her
for her birthday?" [syn: give, gift, present]
8: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement
speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the
students" [syn: deliver, present]
9: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you
with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
[syn: introduce, present, acquaint]
10: represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or
sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in
this painting" [syn: portray, present]
11: present somebody 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" [syn: confront,
face, present]
12: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country,
etc.
13: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military
regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers
show up, the soldiers have to salute" [syn: salute,
present]