1. A moment or period in time perceptible as intermediate between past and future; now.
2. grammar the present tense.
3. grammar A verb form in the present tense.
4. law the document or instrument in question: be it known by these presents.
5. existing or happening now; current: the present leader; present trends.
6. being at hand or in attendance: thirty guests were present at the ceremony.
7. existing in something specified: oxygen is present in the bloodstream.
8. now being considered; actually here or involved: the present subject; present company excepted.
9. grammar designating a verb tense or form that expresses current time.
10. archaic readily available; immediate.
11. obsolete alert to circumstances; attentive.
12. at present at the present time; right now.
13. for the present for the time being; temporarily.
14. to introduce, especially with formal ceremony.
15. to introduce (a young woman) to society with conventional ceremony.
16. to bring before the public: present a play.
17. to make a gift or award of.
18. to make a gift to.
19. to offer for observation, examination, or consideration; show or display. see synonyms at offer.
20. to afford or furnish: the situation presented us with a chance to improve our knowledge.
21. to turn or position in the direction of another: presented his face to the camera.
22. to attach (an antigen, for example) on the surface of a molecule for detection by other molecules.
23. to hold, carry, or point (a weapon) in a particular manner as a salutation or sign of honor, usually along the center axis of the body.
24. ecclesiastical to recommend (a cleric) for a benefice.
25. law to offer to a legislature or court for consideration.
26. law to bring a charge or indictment against.
27. to manifest as a part of a disease or medical condition.
28. to make a presentation.
29. something presented; a gift.
30. the position of a rifle or other weapon when presented.

1. relating to now, for the time being; current.
2. located in the immediate vicinity.
3. the current moment or period of time.
4. the present tense.
5. A gift, especially one given for birthdays, christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
6. the position of a soldier in presenting arms.
7. to reveal, to show.
8. to offer to a court or legislature for consideration.
9. to demand that a drawee pay, or that the presenter's bank accept, (a draft).
10. to award a trophy, gift, etc, to.
11. to come to the attention of medical staff

1. being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.
2. now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future
3. not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident.
4. ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit.
5. favorably attentive; propitious.
6. present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present.
7. 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.
8. A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense.
9. anything presented or given; a gift; a donative.
10. the position of a soldier in presenting arms.
11. 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.
12. to bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; ; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior.
13. to exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.
14. to pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.
15. to make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.
16. hence: to endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts.
17. to present; to personate.
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19. to nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
20. to nominate for support at a public school or other institution .
21. to lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc..
22. 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.
23. to bring an indictment against .
24. to aim, point, or direct, as a weapon.

1. being or abiding, as a person, in this or any specified place; being in view or immediately at hand: opposed to absent.
2. present in this sense is often used in addressing a letter which is to be delivered to some one either actually present, or near at hand, as in the same neighborhood or town.
3. now existing; being at this time; not past or future: as, the present session of congress.
4. being now in mind, under consideration.
5. actually in consciousness.
6. prompt or ready at need.
7. present time; time now passing.
8. present business; an affair in hand.
9. the money or other property a person has on hand.
10. plural in law, a term used in a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other document, to express the document itself; this present writing: as in the phrase “know all men by these presents” (that is. by this very document, by the words here set down); hence, any writ or writing.
11. in grammar, the present tense.
12. at once; immediately; presently.
13. to bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; recommend for acquaintance; make known: as, to present an envoy to the king; with a reflexive pronoun, to come into the presence of any one.
14. to show; exhibit; demonstrate; reveal.
15. to bring or lay before one for acceptance; offer as a gift, generally with formality; make an offer or expression of; hence, to bestow; give: as, to present a ring or a book to a friend; to present one's compliments.
16. to approach with a gift or offering; give a present to; bestow a gift upon.
17. to hand over ceremoniously; give in charge or possession, as for use or service.
18. eccles., to offer or recommend to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution. see presentation, 5.
19. to nominate for support at a public school or other institution.
20. to proffer; offer openly.
21. to lay before a judge, magistrate, or governing body for action or consideration; submit, as a petition, remonstrance, etc., for decision or settlement to the proper authorities.
22. to accuse to the authorities; bring a charge against before those having authority to act upon it; lay before a court of judicature, as an object of inquiry; give notice of officially, as for a crime or offense.
23. to direct; point; level; aim, as a weapon or firearm: as, to present a loaded pistol.
24. to represent; personate; act.
25. to make a presentation, particularly to an ecclesiastical office.
26. in obstetrics, to appear first: said of the part of the fetus which is in advance during labor. see presentation, 6.
27. A thing presented or given; a gift.
28. (prē˙-zent′ ). [an elliptical use of the verb.] Milit., the position from which a rifle or musket is fired.
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1. hand over formally
2. introduce
3. give an exhibition of to an interested audience
4. give as a present; make a gift of
5. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
6. recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
7. cause to come to know personally
8. a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
9. the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
10. represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
11. bring forward and present to the mind
12. being or existing in a specified place
13. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
14. give, especially as an honor or reward
15. perform (a play), especially on a stage
16. something presented as a gift
17. temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
18. formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.