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present

• (a) 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
• (a) being or existing in a specified place
  • the murderer is present in this room
  • present at the wedding
  • present at the creation

Nouns

• (n) 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
  nowadays,
• (n) something presented as a gift
  • his tie was a present from his wife
• (n) a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking present tense,

Verbs

• (v) give an exhibition of to an interested audience
  • She shows her dogs frequently
  • We will demo the new software in Washington
  demo, demonstrate, show, exhibit,
• (v) bring forward and present to the mind
  • We presented the arguments to him
  • We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason
  lay out, represent,
• (v) perform (a play), especially on a stage
  • we are going to stage "Othello"
  stage, represent,
• (v) hand over formally submit,
• (v) introduce
  • This poses an interesting question
  pose,
• (v) give, especially as an honor or reward
  • bestow honors and prizes at graduation
  award,
• (v) give as a present; make a gift of
  • What will you give her for her birthday?
  gift, give,
• (v) deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
  • The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students
  deliver,
• (v) cause to come to know personally
  • permit me to acquaint you with my son
  • introduce the new neighbors to the community
  acquaint, introduce,
• (v) represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
  • The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting
  portray,
• (v) 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
  confront, face,
• (v) formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
• (v) recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
  • When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute
  salute,

Synonyms

nowadays demo demonstrate show exhibit lay out represent present tense stage submit pose award gift give deliver acquaint introduce portray confront face salute

Antonyms

future past absent

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