present

v. display, demonstrate; bestow, grant, give; offer, serve, hold out; show, exhibit

adj. existent; in attendance, on hand; of the current times, pertaining to the current times

n. gift, offering, something that is given to another person without compensation

n. current time, now; tense expressing the current time (Grammar)

The present is the time that is perceived directly, not as a recollection or a speculation. It is often considered as a point in space-time, often called now, but it may also be viewed as a duration (see specious present).When comparing time in places separated by great distances, the notion of present becomes unclear. For example, we visually perceive stars to be where they were when the light now reaching our eyes was emitted, because even though light travels at approximately 3 x 10⁸ m/s it takes many years to reach us.
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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"
(synonym) nowadays
(hypernym) time
(hyponym) now
2. something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"
(hypernym) gift
(hyponym) birthday present, birthday gift
(derivation) submit
3. a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
(synonym) present tense
(hypernym) tense
(hyponym) historical present
Verb
1. show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
(synonym) show, demo, exhibit, demonstrate
(hypernym) show
(hyponym) bring home
(derivation) presentation, presentment, demonstration
2. bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
(synonym) represent, lay out
(hypernym) state, say, tell
(hyponym) argue, reason
(derivation) presentation
3. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
(synonym) stage, represent
(hypernym) re-create
(hyponym) set, localize, localise, place
(derivation) presentation, presentment, demonstration
(classification) performing arts
4. hand over formally
(synonym) submit
(hypernym) give
(hyponym) bring in
5. introduce; "This poses an interesting question"
(synonym) pose
(hypernym) constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
6. give, especially as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"
(synonym) award
(hypernym) allocate, apportion
(hyponym) certificate
(derivation) presentation
7. give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
(synonym) give, gift
(hyponym) endow, dower
(derivation) donor, giver, presenter
8. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
(synonym) deliver
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
(hyponym) speechify
(derivation) presentation
9. cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
(synonym) introduce, acquaint
(hypernym) inform
(hyponym) reacquaint
(verb-group) familiarize, familiarise, acquaint
(derivation) presentation, introduction, intro
10. represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
(synonym) portray
(hypernym) represent, interpret
(hyponym) commend
(derivation) presentation, presentment, demonstration
(classification) art, artistic creation, artistic production
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"
(synonym) confront, face
(verb-group) confront, face up, face
12. formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
(hypernym) introduce, acquaint
(derivation) presentation, introduction, intro
13. recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
(synonym) salute
(hypernym) greet, recognize, recognise
(entail) gesticulate, gesture, motion
Adjective
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"
(synonym) present(a)
(antonym) future
(similar) existing
(attribute) timing
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"
(antonym) absent
(similar) attending, in attendance(p)
(attribute) presence

adj. present, existing

n. present, current time, tense expressing the current time (Grammar); gift, offering

adj. present