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] (noun)
1: 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]
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]
present
(verb)
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 and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" [syn: represent, lay out]
3: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'" [syn: stage, represent]
4: hand over formally [syn: submit]
5: introduce; "This poses an interesting question" [syn: pose]
6: give, especially 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: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" [syn: introduce, acquaint]
10: represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" [syn: portray]
11: 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]
12: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
13: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" [syn: salute]