present
adj 1: 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" [syn: {present(a)}] [ant: {future}, {past}]
2: spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the
murderer is present in this room"; "present at the
wedding"; "present at the creation" [ant: {absent}]
3: (grammar) a verb tense or other construction referring to
events or states that exist at the moment
n 1: 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}]
2: something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from
his wife"
3: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of
speaking [syn: {present tense}]
v 1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
"She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new
software in Washington" [syn: {show}, {demo}, {exhibit},
{demonstrate}]
2: bring forward; "We presented the arguments to him" [syn: {lay
out}]
3: perform (a play), esp. on a stage; "we are going to stage
"Othello" [syn: {stage}]
4: hand over formally [syn: {submit}]
5: introduce; "This poses an interesting question" [syn: {pose}]
6: give, esp. as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at
graduation" [syn: {award}]
7: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her
for her birthday?" [syn: {give}, {gift}]
8: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement
speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the
students" [syn: {deliver}]
9: make known [syn: {introduce}, {acquaint}]
10: represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally;
"The father is portrayed as a coward in this play" [syn:
{portray}]
11: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or
criticize; ""We confronted him with the evidence" [syn: {confront},
{face}]
12: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country,
etc.
13: assume a position; in the military [syn: {salute}]