A moment or period in time perceptible as intermediate between past and future; now.
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The present occasion.
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The present words or writings.
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The present tense.
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Being at the specified or understood place; at hand; in attendance.
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Of or at this time; existing or happening now; in progress.
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Existing (in a particular thing)
Nitrogen is present in the air.
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Now being considered; actually here or involved.
The present subject; present company excepted.
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Now being discussed, considered, written, read, etc.
The present writer.
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presented, presenting, presents
To bring (a person) into the presence of, and introduce formally to, another or others.
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To make a gift to.
Presented the winner with a medal.
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To honor (someone), esp. formally, with a gift, award, etc.
The mayor presented him with the keys to the city.
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To provide or confront (someone) with something.
This presents us with a difficult problem.
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To offer for viewing or notice; exhibit; display; show.
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at present
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for the present
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present arms
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Let him present his side.
The present is better than the past.
Carmen asked, setting a freshly-wrapped present aside.
In other words, food is present, but some cannot afford it.
He stopped thinking about the past and his gaze seemed to come to the present.