present

Definitions of present in various dictionaries:

noun - the period of time that is happening now

noun - something presented as a gift

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

verb - give an exhibition of to an interested audience

verb - bring forward and present to the mind

verb - perform (a play), especially on a stage

verb - hand over formally

verb - introduce

verb - give, especially as an honor or reward

verb - give as a present

verb - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

verb - cause to come to know personally

verb - represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

verb - present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

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

verb - recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation

adj - temporal sense

adj - being or existing in a specified place

A moment or period in time perceptible as intermediate between past and future; now.

Abbr.

The present tense.

The document or instrument in question: Be it known by these presents.

Existing or happening now; current: the present leader; present trends.

Being at hand or in attendance: Thirty guests were present at the ceremony.

Existing in something specified: Oxygen is present in the bloodstream.

Now being considered; actually here or involved: the present subject; present company excepted.

Designating a verb tense or form that expresses current time.

Readily available; immediate.

Alert to circumstances; attentive.

To introduce, especially with formal ceremony.

To introduce (a young woman) to society with conventional ceremony.

To bring before the public: present a play.

To make a gift or an award of.

To make a gift to.

To offer for observation, examination, or consideration; show or display.

To salute with (a weapon, such as a rifle or saber).

To recommend (a cleric) for a benefice.

Law.

To offer to a legislature or court for consideration.

To bring a charge or an indictment against.

verb - to bring into the presence of someone

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 (perceiv...