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    pres·ent
    [ˈpreznt]
    adjective
    present (adjective)
    1. in a particular place:
      "a doctor must be present at the ringside" · "the speech caused embarrassment to all those present"
      Opposite:
      • existing or occurring in a place or thing:
        "organic molecules are present in comets"
        Similar:
        in existence
        Opposite:
      • fully focused on or involved in what one is doing or experiencing:
        "you have to put everything out of your mind and be really present"
    2. existing or occurring now:
      "she did not expect to find herself in her present situation"
      Opposite:
      • now being considered or discussed:
        "the present article cannot answer every question"
      • grammar
        (of a tense or participle) expressing an action now going on or habitually performed, or a condition now existing.
    noun
    (the present)
    present (noun) · the present (noun)
    1. the period of time now occurring:
      "they are happy and at peace, refusing to think beyond the present"
      Similar:
      the present time
      the here and now
      this day and age
      the present moment
      the time being
      Opposite:
      • grammar
        a present tense. See also historic present.
        "the verbs are all in the present"
    Origin
    Middle English: via Old French from Latin praesent- ‘being at hand’, present participle of praeesse, from prae ‘before’ + esse ‘be’.
    pre·sent
    [prēˈzent]
    verb
    present (verb) · presents (third person present) · presented (past tense) · presented (past participle) · presenting (present participle)
    1. give or award formally or ceremonially:
      "a celebrity will present the prizes" · "a top executive will present an award to employees who built the F-150"
    2. formally introduce (someone) to someone else:
      "may I present my wife?"
      Similar:
      make known
      acquaint someone with
      make acquainted with
    3. introduce or announce the various items of (a broadcast show) as a participant:
      "the Late Show was presented by Cynthia Rose"
    4. exhibit (a particular state or appearance) to others:
      "the EU presented a united front over the crisis"
      • be the cause of (a problem or difficulty):
        "this should not present much difficulty"
      • represent (someone or something) to others in a particular way:
        "he presented himself as a hardworking man"
      • exhibit the outward or physical appearance of a specified gender:
        "at that time she was presenting as male and was hired with a traditionally male first name"
    5. medicine
      (present with)
      (of a patient) come forward for or undergo initial medical examination for a particular condition or symptom:
      "the patient presented with mild clinical encephalopathy"
      • (of an illness) manifest itself.
    6. medicine
      (of a part of a fetus) be directed toward the cervix during labor.
    7. hold out or aim (a firearm) at something so as to be ready to fire:
      "they were to present their rifles, take aim, and fire"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French presenter, from Latin praesentare ‘place before’ (in medieval Latin ‘present as a gift’), from praesent- ‘being at hand’ (see present).
    pres·ent
    [ˈpreznt]
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French, originally in the phrase mettre une chose en present à quelqu'un ‘put a thing into the presence of a person’.
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