present




present - noun

  • the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
  • something presented as a gift
  • a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

  • present - verb

    • give an exhibition of to an interested audience
    • bring forward and present to the mind
    • perform (a play), especially on a stage
    • hand over formally
    • introduce
    • give, especially as an honor or reward
    • give as a present; make a gift of
    • deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
    • cause to come to know personally
    • represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
    • present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
    • formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
    • recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

    present - adjective

    • temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
    • being or existing in a specified place

    present - thesaurus

    acquaint   award   confront   deliver   demo   demonstrate   exhibit   face   gift   give   introduce   nowadays   portray   pose   represent   salute   show   stage   submit  


    View spelling list Adjectives ending in -ent and learn about the word present in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 33. Word endings: -ant, -ent, -ance, -ence.

    Scrabble score for present

    p is 3 r is 1 e is 1 s is 1 e is 1 n is 1 t is 1
    Scrabble score = 9

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