present

Meanings

• 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"
• something presented as a gift
  • "his tie was a present from his wife"
• a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
• give an exhibition of to an interested audience
• bring forward and present to the mind
  • "We presented the arguments to him"
  • "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
• perform (a play), especially on a stage
• hand over formally
• introduce
• give, especially as an honor or reward
• give as a present; make a gift of
• deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
  • "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
• cause to come to know personally
• represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
• formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
• recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
• 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"
• being or existing in a specified place
  • "the murderer is present in this room"
  • "present at the wedding"
  • "present at the creation"

Synonyms

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