Present
[n] a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
[n] something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"
[n] 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"
[adj] spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"
[adj] (grammar) a verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that exist at the moment
[v] bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
[v] recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
[v] cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
[v] formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
[v] deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
[v] present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"
[v] represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
[v] perform (a play), esp. on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
[v] show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
[v] give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
[v] give, esp. as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"
[v] hand over formally
[v] introduce; "This poses an interesting question"
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Synonyms
acquaint, attending, award, confront, deliver, demo, demonstrate, ever-present, exhibit, existing, face, gift, give, here(p), in attendance(p), introduce, lay out, naturally occurring, nowadays, omnipresent, portray, pose, present tense, represent, salute