Definition
Meaning of 'present'
Meaning of 'present' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Present 
[ a.]
- Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain
contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent. [ a.]- 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.
- Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident.
- Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit.
- Favorably attentive; propitious.
- Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present.
- 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.
- A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense.
- 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.
- To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.
- To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.
- To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.
- Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts.
- To present; to personate.
- To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
- To nominate for support at a public school or other institution .
- To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a memorial, petition, remonstrance, or indictment.
- To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries.
- To bring an indictment against .
- To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of another.
2. Present [ n.]
- Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a
Christmas present. [ n.]- The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present.
3. Present [ v. i.]
- 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. [ v. i.]Meaning of 'present' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. present [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- something presented as a gift
- something presented as a gift
Example in sentence:
- his tie was a present from his wife
Meaning (2):
- the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
- the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
Example in sentence:
- he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow;
- that is enough for the present
2. present [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- give, especially as an honor or reward
- give, especially as an honor or reward
Example in sentence:
- bestow honors and prizes at graduation
Meaning (4):
- cause to come to know personally
- cause to come to know personally
Example in sentence:
- introduce the new neighbors to the community;
- permit me to acquaint you with my son
Meaning (5):
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
Example in sentence:
- She shows her dogs frequently;
- We will demo the new software in Washington
Meaning (6):
- deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
- deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
Example in sentence:
- The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students
Meaning (7):
- represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
- represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
Example in sentence:
- The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting
Meaning (8):
- introduce
- introduce
Example in sentence:
- This poses an interesting question
Meaning (9):
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
Example in sentence:
- we are going to stage `Othello'
Meaning (10):
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
Example in sentence:
- An enormous dilemma faces us;
- He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions;
- We confronted him with the evidence
Meaning (11):
- bring forward and present to the mind
- bring forward and present to the mind
Example in sentence:
- We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason;
- We presented the arguments to him
Meaning (12):
- give as a present; make a gift of
- give as a present; make a gift of
Example in sentence:
- What will you give her for her birthday?
Meaning (13):
- recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
- recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
Example in sentence:
- When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute
3. present [ a]
[ a]Meaning (14):
- being or existing in a specified place
- being or existing in a specified place
Example in sentence:
- present at the creation;
- present at the wedding;
- the murderer is present in this room
Meaning (15):
- temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
- temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
Example in sentence:
- articles for present use;
- present observations;
- the present leader;
- the present system;
- the present topic
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