present
adjective
[ ˈprɛz(ə)nt ]
• in a particular place.
• "a doctor must be present at the ringside"
Similar:
in attendance,
attending,
here,
there,
near,
nearby,
at hand,
close/near at hand,
adjacent,
available,
ready,
accounted for,
• existing or occurring now.
• "she did not expect to find herself in her present situation"
present
noun
• the period of time now occurring.
• "they are happy and at peace, refusing to think beyond the present"
Similar:
now,
today,
the present time,
the here and now,
this day and age,
the present moment,
the time being,
• a present tense.
• "the verbs are all in the present"
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin praesent- ‘being at hand’, present participle of praeesse, from prae ‘before’ + esse ‘be’.
present
verb
• give or award formally or ceremonially.
• "the duke presented certificates to the men"
Similar:
hand over,
give,
give out,
dispense,
hand out,
confer,
bestow,
award,
grant,
donate,
gift,
accord,
extend,
entrust,
furnish,
• formally introduce (someone) to someone else.
• "may I present my wife?"
Similar:
introduce,
make known,
acquaint someone with,
make acquainted with,
• introduce or announce the various items of (a broadcast show) as a participant.
• "the Late Show was presented by Cynthia Rose"
• exhibit (a particular state or appearance) to others.
• "the EC presented a united front over the crisis"
• (of a patient) come forward for initial medical examination for a particular condition or symptom.
• "the patient presented with mild clinical encephalopathy"
• (of a part of a fetus) be directed towards the cervix during labour.
• hold out or aim (a firearm) at something so as to be ready to fire.
• "they were to present their rifles, take aim, and fire"
present
noun
• the position of a firearm when aimed or held ready to be aimed, especially the position from which a rifle is fired.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French presenter, from Latin praesentare ‘place before’ (in medieval Latin ‘present as a gift’), from praesent- ‘being at hand’ (see present1).
present
noun
• a thing given to someone as a gift.
• "a Christmas present"
Similar:
gift,
donation,
offering,
contribution,
handout,
presentation,
bestowal,
largesse,
alms,
charity,
bonus,
award,
premium,
bounty,
boon,
favour,
bequest,
legacy,
settlement,
subsidy,
grant,
endowment,
benefaction,
tip,
gratuity,
baksheesh,
pourboire,
prezzie,
freebie,
perk,
sweetener,
perquisite,
conferment,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, originally in the phrase mettre une chose en present à quelqu'un ‘put a thing into the presence of a person’.
