Definitions for present
present
pres·ent
Spelling: [prez-uh nt]
IPA: /ˈprɛz ənt/
Present is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 195 anagrams from letters in present (eenprst).
Definitions for present
noun
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the present time.
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Grammar.
the present tense.
a verb formation or construction with present meaning.
a form in the present.
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presents, Law. the present writings, or this document, used in a deed of conveyance, a lease, etc., to denote the document itself:
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Obsolete. the matter in hand.
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a thing presented as a gift; gift:
Idioms
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at present, at the present time or moment; now:
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for the present, for now; temporarily:
adjective
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being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current:
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at this time; at hand; immediate:
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Grammar.
noting an action or state occurring at the moment of speaking or writing: Knows is a present form in He knows that.
noting or pertaining to a tense or other verb formation with such meaning.
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being with one or others or in the specified or understood place:
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being here:
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existing or occurring in a place, thing, combination, or the like:
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being actually here or under consideration:
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being before the mind.
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Obsolete. mentally alert and calm, especially in emergencies.
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Obsolete. immediate or instant.
verb (used with object)
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to furnish or endow with a gift or the like, especially by formal act:
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to bring, offer, or give, often in a formal or ceremonious way:
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afford or furnish (an opportunity, possibility, etc.).
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to hand over or submit, as a bill or a check, for payment:
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to introduce (a person) to another, especially in a formal manner:
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to bring before or introduce to the public:
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to come to show (oneself) before a person, at a place, etc.
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to show or exhibit:
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to bring forth or render for or before another or others; offer for consideration:
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to set forth in words; frame or articulate:
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to represent, impersonate, or act, as on the stage.
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to direct, point, or turn (something) to something or someone:
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to level or aim (a weapon, especially a firearm).
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Law.
to bring against, as a formal charge against a person.
to bring formally to the notice of the proper authority, as an offense.
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British Ecclesiastical. to offer or recommend (a member of the clergy) to the bishop for institution to a benefice.
verb (used without object)
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Medicine/Medical.
(of a fetus) to be visible at the cervix during labor:
(of a medical condition) to be evident from the presence of certain symptoms:
(of a patient) to have a certain symptom or medical condition, especially as reported during a medical examination:
Origin of present
1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English Old French Latin praesent- (stem of praesēns) present participle of praeësse to be present, before others, i.e., to preside, be in charge; (noun) Middle Engli
Examples for present
Her house is the only one in all Greece where women are allowed to be present at entertainments.
Disordered eating is also linked to higher rates of depression and anxiety, both in the present and in the future.
The account goes some way in showing just how present the Quds and other forces are in Iraq at this point in time.
At the same time I will carry him some berries as a present.
Mr. Paine and his daughter were present, and Halbert Davis also.
Angelina Jolie was able to seemingly glide into the Vatican on Thursday to present her new film ‘Unbroken.’
At present it was dark and weather-beaten, and in a general state of neglect.
Though tissues are present and tears are not uncommon, the Dinner Parties are distinctly not grief counseling or group therapy.
But nevertheless he could not leave it behind since it was for this he had incurred his present peril.
In his view, a writer has only one duty: to be present in his books.