| present | |
| 1. adj. Relating to now, for the time being; current. | |
| The barbaric practice continues to the present day. | |
| The present manager has been here longer than the last one. | |
| 2. adj. Located in the immediate vicinity. | |
| Is there a doctor present? Several people were present when the event took place. | |
| 3. adj. (obsolete) Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting. | |
| 4. adj. (obsolete) Not delayed; immediate; instant. | |
| 5. adj. (dated) Ready; quick in emergency. | |
| a present wit | |
| 6. adj. (obsolete) Favorably attentive; propitious. | |
| 7. adj. Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this. | |
| in the present study, the present article, the present results. | |
| 8. adj. Attentive; alert; focused. | |
| Sorry, I was distracted just now, I'll try to be more present from now on. | |
| 9. n. The current moment or period of time. | |
| 10. n. The present tense. | |
| 11. n. A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions. | |
| 12. n. (military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms. | |
| to stand at present | |
| 13. v. To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally. | |
| to present an envoy to the king | |
| 14. v. To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution. | |
| 15. v. To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration. | |
| 16. v. (transitive, now rare) To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court. | |
| 17. v. (reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally. | |
| 18. v. To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit. | |
| 19. v. To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration. | |
| 20. v. To put on, stage (a play etc.). | |
| The theater is proud to present the Fearless Fliers. | |
| 21. v. (transitive, military) To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire. | |
| 22. v. (reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind. | |
| Well, one idea does present itself. | |
| 23. v. (intransitive, medicine) To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom. | |
| The patient presented with insomnia. | |
| 24. v. (intransitive, medicine) To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth. | |
| 25. v. (intransitive, with "as") To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender). | |
| At that time, Elbe was presenting as a man. | |
| I was presenting as a boy / a girl / a man / a woman / (a) male / (a) female / masculine / feminine | |
| 26. v. To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.). | |
| Anne Robinson presents "The Weakest Link". | |
| 27. v. To give a gift or presentation to (someone). | |
| She was presented with an honorary degree for her services to entertainment. | |
| 28. v. To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow. | |
| 29. v. To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer. | |
| I presented my compliments to Lady Featherstoneshaw. | |
| 30. v. To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid. | |
| 31. v. (intransitive, 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. | |
