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PRESENT
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("present" is a kind of...):
tense (a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "present"):
historical present (the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states)
Derivation:
present (temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something presented as a gift
Example:
his tie was a present from his wife
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("present" is a kind of...):
gift (something acquired without compensation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "present"):
birthday gift; birthday present (a present given in celebration of a person's birthday)
Christmas gift; Christmas present (a present given at Christmas time)
wedding gift; wedding present (a present given to someone getting married)
Derivation:
present (hand over formally)
present (being or existing in a specified place)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
Example:
he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow
Synonyms:
nowadays; present
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("present" is a kind of...):
time (the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "present"):
tonight (the present or immediately coming night)
today (the present time or age)
nonce; time being (the present occasion)
date (the present)
here and now; moment; present moment (at this time)
now (the momentary present)
Derivation:
present (temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
Example:
present observations
Classified under:
Similar:
existing (presently existing)
immediate (of the present time and place)
inst; instant (in or of the present month)
latter-day (belonging to the present or recent times)
Attribute:
timing (the time when something happens)
Antonym:
future (yet to be or coming)
past (earlier than the present time; no longer current)
Derivation:
presentness (the quality of being the present)
present (the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech)
present (a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Being or existing in a specified place
Example:
present at the creation
Classified under:
Similar:
attendant (being present (at a meeting or event, etc.))
ever-present (being always present)
existing (existing in something specified)
here (being here now)
naturally occurring (existing by nature and without artificial aid)
omnipresent; ubiquitous (being present everywhere at once)
Attribute:
presence (the state of being present; current existence)
Antonym:
absent (not being in a specified place)
Derivation:
presence (the act of being present)
presence (the impression that something is present)
presence (the immediate proximity of someone or something)
presence (the state of being present; current existence)
present (something presented as a gift)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they present ... he / she / it presents
Past simple: presented
Past participle: presented
-ing form: presenting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bring forward and present to the mind
Example:
We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "present" is one way to...):
say; state; tell (express in words)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "present"):
argue; reason (present reasons and arguments)
argue; indicate (give evidence of)
spin (twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Derivation:
presentation (the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
Example:
When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute
Synonyms:
present; salute
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "present" is one way to...):
greet; recognise; recognize (express greetings upon meeting someone)
"Present" entails doing...:
gesticulate; gesture; motion (show, express or direct through movement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 3
Meaning:
Cause to come to know personally
Example:
introduce the new neighbors to the community
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "present" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to)
Verb group:
acquaint; familiarise; familiarize (make familiar or conversant with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "present"):
re-introduce; reintroduce (introduce anew)
present (formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.)
bring out; introduce (bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Derivation:
presentation (formally making a person known to another or to the public)
presenter (an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.))
Sense 4
Meaning:
Formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "present" is one way to...):
acquaint; introduce; present (cause to come to know personally)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
presentation (formally making a person known to another or to the public)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
Example:
The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students
Synonyms:
deliver; present
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "present" is one way to...):
mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "present"):
speechify (make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
presentation (the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it)
presentation (the act of presenting a proposal)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
Example:
An enormous dilemma faces us
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Verb group:
confront; face; face up (deal with (something unpleasant) head on)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Sense 7
Meaning:
Represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
Example:
The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting
Synonyms:
portray; present
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "present" is one way to...):
interpret; represent (create an image or likeness of)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "present"):
commend (present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
presentation (a visual representation of something)
presentment (a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Perform (a play), especially on a stage
Example:
we are going to stage 'Othello'
Synonyms:
present; represent; stage
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "present" is one way to...):
re-create (create anew)
Domain category:
performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "present"):
localise; localize; place; set (locate)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he present his major works over a short period of time?
Derivation:
presentment (a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Give an exhibition of to an interested audience
Example:
We will demo the new software in Washington
Synonyms:
demo; demonstrate; exhibit; present; show
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "present" is one way to...):
show (make visible or noticeable)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "present"):
bring home (make understandable and clear)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Derivation:
presentment (a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view)
presentation (the act of presenting a proposal)
presentation (the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it)
presentation (a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Give as a present; make a gift of
Example:
What will you give her for her birthday?
Synonyms:
gift; give; present
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "present"):
render; submit (make over as a return)
tender (offer or present for acceptance)
donate (give to a charity or good cause)
treat (provide with a gift or entertainment)
deed over; grant (transfer by deed)
cede; deliver; give up; surrender (relinquish possession or control over)
bequeath; leave; will (leave or give by will after one's death)
bung; fee; tip (give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on)
raffle; raffle off (dispose of in a lottery)
give away (make a gift of)
distribute; give out; hand out; pass out (give to several people)
dower; endow (furnish with an endowment)
regift (give a present that one has received to someone else)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Derivation:
presenter (person who makes a gift of property)
Sense 11
Meaning:
Give, especially as an honor or reward
Example:
bestow honors and prizes at graduation
Synonyms:
award; present
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "present" is one way to...):
allocate; apportion (distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "present"):
certificate (present someone with a certificate)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Derivation:
presentation (the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward))
Sense 12
Meaning:
Hand over formally
Synonyms:
present; submit
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "present" is one way to...):
give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "present"):
bring in (submit (a verdict) to a court)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Derivation:
present (something presented as a gift)
presentation (the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward))
presenter (someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.))
Sense 13
Meaning:
Introduce
Example:
This poses an interesting question
Synonyms:
pose; present
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "present" is one way to...):
be; comprise; constitute; make up; represent (form or compose)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Context examples:
I then inquired as to the vessels which lay at present in the port of London.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The determination of the amount of methandrostenolone present in a sample.
(Methandrostenolone Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
He and his companions had seen at least a dozen creatures, most of them at a distance, which corresponded with nothing at present known to Science.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
We have no trace of him at present, although our exertions to discover him are unremitted; but they will not restore my beloved William!
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Mary was satisfied with the Parsonage as a present home, and Henry equally ready to lengthen his visit.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
"That's loving our neighbor better than ourselves, and I like it," said Meg, as they set out their presents while their mother was upstairs collecting clothes for the poor Hummels.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
The determination of the amount of acetylcholinesterase present in a sample.
(Acetylcholinesterase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
Never mind it at present: I shall be coming down before teatime: I'll make it myself.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
It may present de novo or follow a myelodysplastic syndrome.
(Acute Myeloid Leukemia with inv(3)(q21q26.2) or t(3;3)(q21;q26.2); RPN1-EVI1, NCI Thesaurus)
Though neither Henrietta, nor Louisa, nor Charles Hayter, nor Captain Wentworth were there, the room presented as strong a contrast as could be wished to the last state she had seen it in.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
