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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

v. hand over formally

v. introduce; "This poses an interesting question"

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

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"

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"

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