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Nouns (6)

n. something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"

n. [period of the time system, according to the time being]

n. 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"

present, present tense

n. a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

Verbs (30)

present

v. formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

portray, present

v. represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

present, pose

v. introduce; "This poses an interesting question"

salute, present

v. recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"

deliver, present

v. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

award, present

v. give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

present, submit

v. hand over formally

stage, present, represent

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

confront, face, present

v. 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"

present, represent, lay out

v. bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

give, gift, present

v. give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"

show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate

v. give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

Adverbs (2)

present, in hand

adv. under control; "the riots were in hand"

Adjectives (2)

present

adj. 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"

present

adj. being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"

Fuzzynyms (146)

blessing, boon

n. a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

perform

v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

impersonate, portray

v. assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

play, spiel

v. replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"

delineate, limn, outline

v. trace the shape of

illustrate

v. depict with an illustration

address, accost, come up to

v. speak to someone

read

v. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"

deliver, present

v. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

declaim, recite

v. recite in elocution

adduce, abduce, cite

v. advance evidence for

allege, aver, say

v. report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

read

v. look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon"

salute, present

v. recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"

declaim, recite

v. recite in elocution

publish, bring out, put out, issue, release

v. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"

circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

communicate

v. be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas; "He and his sons haven't communicated for years"; "Do you communicate well with your advisor?"

habituate, accustom

v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

infuse

v. introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"

reveal

v. disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"

revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire

v. fill with revolutionary ideas

offer

v. threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"

submit, subject

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"

post

v. affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning"

post

v. publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"

write

v. communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon"

assign, allot, portion

v. give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"

accord, allot, grant

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

donate

v. give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

put, set, place, pose, position, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent

v. tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question

v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

submit, subject

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"

stage, present, represent

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

invest, put, commit, place

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

enact, reenact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

impersonate, portray

v. assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

produce, bring about, give rise to

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

premier, premiere

v. perform a work for the first time

put, set, place, pose, position, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

offer, offer up

v. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

present, submit

v. hand over formally

propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question

submit, subject

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"

submit, state, put forward, posit

v. put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"

hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render

v. to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

express, show, evince

v. give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"

show

v. finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"

expose, exhibit, display

v. to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"

produce, bring forth

v. bring out for display; "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him"

manifest

v. reveal its presence or make an appearance; "the ghost manifests each year on the same day"

illustrate

v. supply with illustrations; "illustrate a book with drawings"

extant

adj. still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd

real, actual

adj. existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war"

present(a)

nearby

adj. close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

Synonyms (12)

actual

adj. being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"

circulating(a)

adj. passing from one to another; "circulating bills and coins"

contemporary, present-day(a)

adj. belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders"

incumbent

adj. currently holding an office; "the incumbent governor"

rife, prevailing, prevalent

adj. encountered generally especially at the present time; "the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"; "the most prevalent religion in our area"; "speculation concerning the books author was rife"

topical

adj. of interest at the present time; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty"

up-to-date

adj. reflecting the latest information or changes; "an up-to-date issue of the magazine"

up-to-the-minute, latest

adj. up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date; "the news is up-to-the-minute"; "the very latest scientific discoveries"

Antonyms (10)

retreat

v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

hide, conceal

v. prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"

lacking, absent, missing, wanting

adj. nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"

gone(p)

adj. no longer retained; "gone with the wind"

truant, awol

adj. absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week"

present

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