present
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Relating to now, for the time being
Relating to now, for the time being; current.
- The barbaric practice continues to the present day.
- The present manager has been here longer than the last one.
- up to the present day
Located in the immediate vicinity.
- Only half of all present members were present at the meeting.
- Is there a doctor present?
- Several people were present when the event took place.
Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.)
Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.
- Amongſt this number of Cordials and Alteratiues, J doe not find a more preſent remedy, then a cup of wine, or ſtrong drinke, and if it be ſoberly and opportunely vſed.
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Not delayed
Not delayed; immediate; instant.
- Sign me a present pardon for my brother,
- An ambassador[…]desires a present audience.
Ready
Ready; quick in emergency.
- a present wit
Favorably attentive
Favorably attentive; propitious.
- to find a god so present to my prayer
Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use…
Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
- Near-synonyms: this (determiner), this (pronoun), current
- in the present study; the present article; the present results
Attentive
Attentive; alert; focused.
- Sorry, I was distracted just now, I'll try to be more present from now on.
Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)
The current moment or period of time.
The present tense.
A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations,…
A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
- wedding present
- birthday present
- Oh! Thank you for the presents! How considerate of you!
The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
- The platoon stands at present.
- He was at present near the headquarters gates.
poo
poo; feces
- I think our toddler's just left us a little present in his diaper...
- She has to deal with her cats' presents in the litterboxes on a daily basis, and she doesn't mind one bit.
To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person)
To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
- to present an envoy to the king
To appear or represent oneself outwardly.
- With your shabby attire, you do not present well as a prospective investment banking associate!
To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice
To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation
To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court.
- In the diocese of Gloucester in 1548 two inhabitants of Slimbridge were presented for saying that holy oil was ‘of no virtue but meet to grease sheep’.
To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially…
To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
- Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the lord.
To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen
To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
- So ladies in romance assist their knight, / Present the spear, and arm him for the fight.
- Note: The offensive team must present a legal formation both before and after a shift.
To make clear to one's mind or intelligence
To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
- I do begin to realize that the matter must be presented in such a way as may interest the reader.
To put on, stage (a play etc.).
- The theater is proud to present the Fearless Fliers.
To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
To offer oneself for mental consideration
To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
- Well, one idea does present itself.
To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
- The patient presented with insomnia.
- Symptoms typically present in early childhood.
To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus)
To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.
To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
- At that time, Elbe was presenting as a man.
To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
- Anne Robinson presents "The Weakest Link".
To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
- She was presented with an honorary degree for her services to entertainment.
- Live thou, and reign, forever, glorious Lord! / My last, least off’ring, I present thee now— / Renounce me, leave me, and be still ador’d! / Slay me, my God, and I applaud the blow.
To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift
To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
- I presented my compliments to Lady Featherstoneshaw.
To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for…
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.
In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become…
In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty.
- Sherlock’s gender performance itself remains unchanged, with the exception of the hormonal changes he goes through after presenting as an omega.
- People “present” their secondary genders during puberty, so girls and boys are raised without knowing if they will be alphas, betas, or omegas.
simple past and past participle of presend
The neighborhood
- synonymcurrentrelating to now
- synonymnearby
- synonymnear
- synonyminstantaneous
- synonymcontemporary
- synonymhodiern
- synonymmodern
- synonympresent
- synonympresent-day
- synonymthe present
- antonymantonym(s) of
- antonymabsentantonym(s) of “in vicinity”
- antonymslow-actingantonym(s) of “having an immediate effect”
- antonymdelayedantonym(s) of
- antonymdistractedantonym(s) of “attentive”
- antonyminattentiveantonym(s) of “attentive”
- antonymfuture
- antonympast
- neighborpresence
- neighborthe present
- neighborgift
Derived
all-present, all present and correct, at present, at the present time, corsepresent, hyperpresent, multipresent, nonpresent, omnipresent, overpresent, present company excepted, presentism, presentist, presently, presentness, present participial, telepresent, unpresent, dramatic present, ethnographic present, for the present, literary present, narrative present, Narten present, no time like the present, present-day, specious present, there's no time like the present, presentive, presentless, Christmas present, compresent, pressie, push present, malpresent, mispresent, presentability, presentable, present arms, presentative · +3 more
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA