Presents vs. Present

Presentsnoun

plural of present

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.