present

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something you give to someone as a gift.

   My tie was a present from my children.

2. 2
   adj

   Being in a particular place; not absent.

   Only half of the members were present at the meeting.

3. 3
   adj

   Relating to now; current.

   The barbaric practice continues to the present day.

4. 4
   verb

   To give, show, or offer something formally.

   The speaker presented her ideas to the students.

Common collocations

• present evidence Verb + noun

From Middle English present, from Old French present, from Latin praesent-, praesens, present participle of praeesse (“to be present”), from Latin prae- (“pre-”) + esse (“to be”).

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