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Meaning of present

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  present
      adj 1: 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" [ant:
             {future}, {past}]
      2: being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is
         present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at
         the creation" [ant: {absent}]
      n 1: 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" [syn: {present}, {nowadays}]
      2: something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from
         his wife"
      3: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of
         speaking [syn: {present}, {present tense}]
      v 1: give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows
           her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in
           Washington" [syn: {show}, {demo}, {exhibit}, {present},
           {demonstrate}]
      2: bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the
         arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our
         formal reason" [syn: {present}, {represent}, {lay out}]
      3: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to
         stage `Othello'" [syn: {stage}, {present}, {represent}]
      4: hand over formally [syn: {present}, {submit}]
      5: introduce; "This poses an interesting question" [syn:
         {present}, {pose}]
      6: give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and
         prizes at graduation" [syn: {award}, {present}]
      7: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her
         for her birthday?" [syn: {give}, {gift}, {present}]
      8: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement
         speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the
         students" [syn: {deliver}, {present}]
      9: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you
         with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
         [syn: {introduce}, {present}, {acquaint}]
      10: represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or
          sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in
          this painting" [syn: {portray}, {present}]
      11: 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" [syn: {confront},
          {face}, {present}]
      12: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country,
          etc.
      13: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military
          regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers
          show up, the soldiers have to salute" [syn: {salute},
          {present}]

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