Present ¹

Definition: Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; opposed to absent.

Present ²

Definition: Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance.

Present ³

Definition: Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident.

Present ⁴

Definition: Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit.

Present ⁵

Definition: Favorably attentive; propitious.

Present ⁶

Definition: Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present.

Present ⁷

Definition: Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, Know all men by these presents," that is, by the writing itself, per has literas praesentes; in this sense, rarely used in the singular.

Present ⁸

Definition: A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense.

Present ⁹

Definition: To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior.

Present ¹⁰

Definition: To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.

Present ¹¹

Definition: To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.

Present ¹²

Definition: Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts.

Present ¹³

Definition: To present; to personate.

Present ¹⁴

Definition: To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.

Present ¹⁵

Definition: To nominate for support at a public school or other institution

Present ¹⁶

Definition: To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a memorial, petition, remonstrance, or indictment.

Present ¹⁷

Definition: To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries.

Present ¹⁸

Definition: To bring an indictment against

Present ¹⁹

Definition: To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of another.

Present ²⁰

Definition: To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; said of a part of an infant during labor.

Present ²¹

Definition: Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present.

Present ²²

Definition: The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present.

present ²³

Definition: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

present ²⁴

Definition: something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"

present ²⁵

Definition: 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 ²⁶

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

present ²⁷

Definition: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"

present ²⁸

Definition: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

present ²⁹

Definition: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

present ³⁰

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

present ³¹

Definition: 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 ³²

Definition: represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

present ³³

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

present ³⁴

Definition: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

present ³⁵

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

present ³⁶

Definition: give, especially as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

present ³⁷

Definition: hand over formally

present ³⁸

Definition: introduce; "This poses an interesting question"

present ³⁹

Definition: spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"