temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; the present leader; articles for present use; the present topic; the present system; present observations'

being or existing in a specified place; the murderer is present in this room; present at the wedding; present at the creation'

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

[ Syn: nowadays ]

something presented as a gift; his tie was a present from his wife'

a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

[ Syn: present tense ]

give an exhibition of to an interested audience; She shows her dogs frequently; We will demo the new software in Washington

[ Syn: show , demo , exhibit , demonstrate ]

represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting

[ Syn: portray ]

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

[ Syn: confront , face ]

formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute

[ Syn: salute ]

bring forward and present to the mind; We presented the arguments to him; We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason

[ Syn: represent , lay out ]

perform (a play), especially on a stage; we are going to stage `Othello

[ Syn: stage , represent ]

hand over formally

[ Syn: submit ]

introduce; This poses an interesting question

[ Syn: pose ]

give, especially as an honor or reward; bestow honors and prizes at graduation

[ Syn: award ]

give as a present; make a gift of; What will you give her for her birthday?

[ Syn: give , gift ]

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students

[ Syn: deliver ]

cause to come to know personally; permit me to acquaint you with my son; introduce the new neighbors to the community

[ Syn: introduce , acquaint ]