Present vs. Gift

Presentadjective

Relating to now, for the time being; current.

Presentadjective

Located in the immediate vicinity.

Presentadjective

(obsolete) Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.

Presentadjective

(obsolete) Not delayed; immediate; instant.

Presentadjective

(dated) Ready; quick in emergency.

Presentadjective

(obsolete) Favorably attentive; propitious.

Presentadjective

Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.

Presentadjective

Attentive; alert; focused.

Presentnoun

The current moment or period of time.

Presentnoun

The present tense.

Presentnoun

A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.

Presentnoun

(military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.

Presentverb

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.

Presentverb

(transitive) To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.

Presentverb

(transitive) To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.

Presentverb

To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court.

Presentverb

(reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.

Presentverb

(transitive) To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.

Presentverb

(transitive) To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.

Presentverb

(transitive) To put on, stage (a play etc.).

Presentverb

To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.

Presentverb

(reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.

Presentverb

To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.

Presentverb

To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.

Presentverb

To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).

Presentverb

(transitive) To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).

Presentverb

(transitive) To give a gift or presentation to (someone).

Presentverb

(transitive) To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow.

Presentverb

(transitive) To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.

Presentverb

(transitive) To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.

Presentverb

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.

Presentadjective

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; - opposed to absent.

Presentadjective

Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance.

Presentadjective

Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident.

Presentadjective

Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit.

Presentadjective

Favorably attentive; propitious.

Presentnoun

Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present.

Presentnoun

Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, " Know all men by these presents," that is, by the writing itself, " per has literas praesentes; " - in this sense, rarely used in the singular.

Presentnoun

A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense.

Presentnoun

Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present.

Presentnoun

The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present.

Presentverb

To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior.

Presentverb

To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.

Presentverb

To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.

Presentverb

To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.

Presentverb

Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts.

Presentverb

To present; to personate.

Presentverb

To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.

Presentverb

To nominate for support at a public school or other institution .

Presentverb

To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; - said of a part of an infant during labor.

Presentnoun

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech;

Presentnoun

something presented as a gift;

Presentnoun

a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

Presentverb

show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;

Presentverb

bring forward and present to the mind;

Presentverb

perform (a play), especially on a stage;

Presentverb

hand over formally

Presentverb

introduce;

Presentverb

give, especially as a reward;

Presentverb

give as a present; make a gift of;

Presentverb

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea);

Presentverb

cause to come to know personally;

Presentverb

represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally;

Presentverb

present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize;

Presentverb

formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

Presentverb

recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position;

Presentadjective

temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration;

Presentadjective

spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place;

Present

The present (or here and now) is the time that is associated with the events perceived directly and in the first time, not as a recollection (perceived more than once) or a speculation (predicted, hypothesis, uncertain). It is a period of time between the past and the future, and can vary in meaning from being an instant to a day or longer.

Giftnoun

Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.

Giftnoun

A talent or natural ability.

Giftnoun

Something gained incidentally, without effort.

Giftnoun

The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.

Giftverb

(transitive) To give as a gift or donation.

Giftverb

(transitive) To give away, to concede easily.

Giftnoun

Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.

Giftnoun

The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President.

Giftnoun

A bribe; anything given to corrupt.

Giftnoun

Some exceptional inborn quality or characteristic; a striking or special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking.

Giftnoun

A voluntary transfer of real or personal property, without any consideration. It can be perfected only by deed, or in case of personal property, by an actual delivery of possession.

Giftverb

To endow with some power or faculty. See gift{4}.

Giftnoun

something acquired without compensation

Giftnoun

natural qualities or talents

Giftnoun

the act of giving

Giftverb

give qualities or abilities to

Giftverb

give as a present; make a gift of;

Gift

A gift or a present is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or anything in return. An item is not a gift if that item is already owned by the one to whom it is given.