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.
Movieversenoun
(fandom) The fictional universe of a work as presented in its movie version, as opposed to, e.g. a television series or a novel.