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Meaning
Adj
●
In Time:
Relating to now,
for the time being
; current.
●
Located in the
immediate
vicinity.
●
Having an
immediate
effect (of a
medicine
,
poison
etc.); fast-acting.
●
Not
delayed
;
immediate
; instant.
●
Ready;
quick
in emergency.
●
Favorably
attentive
; propitious.
●
Relating to something a person is
referring
to in the very
context
, with a
deictic
use
similar
to the
demonstrative adjective
this.
●
Attentive;
alert
; focused.
●
In Politics:
Neither for or against (used in
voting
to
express
abstention)
Noun
●
In Time:
The current
moment
or
period
of time.
●
In Grammar & Time:
The present tense.
●
A
gift
, especially one given for
birthdays
, Christmas,
anniversaries
,
graduations
,
weddings
, or any other
special
occasions.
●
In Military:
The
position
of a
soldier
in
presenting
arms.
Verb
●
To
bring
(someone) into the
presence
of (a person); to
introduce
formally.
●
To
nominate
(a
member
of the
clergy
) for an
ecclesiastical
benefice
; to
offer
to the
bishop
or
ordinary
as a
candidate
for institution.
●
To
offer
(a problem,
complaint
) to a
court
or other
authority
for consideration.
●
To
charge
(a person) with a
crime
or
accusation
; to
bring
before court.
●
To
come forward
,
appear
in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
●
To
put
(something) forward
in order for
it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
●
To make
clear
to one's mind
or
intelligence
; to
put forward
for consideration.
●
To
put on
,
stage
(a
play
etc.).
●
In Military:
To point (a
firearm
) at something, to
hold
(a
weapon
) in a
position
ready
to fire.
●
To
offer
oneself
for
mental
consideration
; to
occur
to the mind.
●
In Medicine:
To
come to
the
attention
of
medical
staff
, especially with a specific symptom.
●
In Medicine:
To
appear
(in a specific way) for
delivery
(of a
fetus
); to
appear
first at the
mouth
of the
uterus
during childbirth.
●
To
appear
or
represent
oneself
(as having a certain gender).
●
To
act
as
presenter
on (a
radio
,
television
programme
etc.).
●
To give a
gift
or
presentation
to (someone).
●
To give (a
gift
or
presentation
) to someone; to bestow.
●
To
deliver
(something
abstract
)
as though
as a
gift
; to offer.
●
To
hand over
(a
bill
etc.) to be paid.
●
In Zoology:
To
display
one's
female genitalia
in a way
that
signals
to others
that one
is
ready
for
copulation
. Also
referred
to as
lordosis
behaviour.
●
In Omegaverse:
In
omegaverse
fiction
, to have
one's
secondary
sex
(alpha,
omega
, or
beta
) become
apparent
,
typically
at puberty.
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Origin
present
English
presenten
Middle English (1100-1500)
presenter
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Close
Presentaneous
Instantaneous
Audient
Heedful
Reckful
Current
Nearby
Near
PræSent
Ps.
Contemporary
Hodiern
Modern
Present
Present-Day
Now
Gift
Submits
Extant
Immediate
Anchor
The Present
More
Antonyms
Absent
Slow-Acting
Delayed
Distracted
Inattentive
Future
Past
Historical
Related
Manifest
Reveal
Show
Display
Express
Introduce
Portray
Give
Identify
Convey
Available
Describe
Recognize
Deliver
Offer
Discuss
Demonstrate
Contain
Expose
Share
View
Address
Explain
Define
Existing
Interpret
Highlight
Submit
Reflect
Proffer
Pose
Incorporate
Depict
Create
Generate
Disclose
Visible
Place
Observed
Correct
Report
Communicate
Cite
Produce
Exhibit
Exist
Substance
Propose
Perceive
Evaluate
Occurring
Content
Existent
Contained
Develop
Observe
Change
Positive
Showcase
Summarize
Find
Establish
More
Rhymes
Ent
Vent
Kent
Went
Bent
Lent
Rent
Gent
Sent
Lent
Tent
Dent
Kent
Pent
Cent
Anent
Event
Brent
Stent
Trent
Shent
Brent
Meant
Blent
Leant
Scent
Spent
Lament
Ascent
Relent
Repent
Yblent
Intent
Unsent
Detent
Assent
Incent
Resent
Sprent
Indent
Invent
Extent
Prevent
Consent
Dissent
Peasant
Forwent
Augment
Pschent
Unspent
Present
Percent
Crescent
Reinvent
Frequent
Misspent
Pleasant
Forspent
Forewent
Pheasant
Underwent
Referment
Overspent
Malcontent
Discontent
Underspent
Circumvent
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