present
present is a 7-letter English word with 41 senses as adjective, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident.
- adjective. Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit.
- adjective. Favorably attentive; propitious.
- adjective. Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present.
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense.
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.
- adjective. To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.
- adjective. To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.
- adjective. Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts.
- adjective. To present; to personate.
- adjective. To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
- adjective. To nominate for support at a public school or other institution .
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. To bring an indictment against .
- adjective. To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of another.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- noun. Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present.
- noun. The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present.
- noun. a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
- noun. something presented as a gift
"his tie was a present from his wife"
- noun. 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"
- verb. bring forward and present to the mind
"We presented the arguments to him"
"We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
- verb. recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
"When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
- verb. cause to come to know personally
"permit me to acquaint you with my son"
"introduce the new neighbors to the community"
- verb. formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
- verb. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
"The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
- verb. 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"
- verb. represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
"The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
- verb. perform (a play), especially on a stage
"we are going to stage `Othello'"
- verb. give an exhibition of to an interested audience
"She shows her dogs frequently"
"We will demo the new software in Washington"
- verb. give as a present; make a gift of
"What will you give her for her birthday?"
- verb. give, especially as an honor or reward
"bestow honors and prizes at graduation"
- verb. hand over formally
- verb. introduce
"This poses an interesting question"
- adjective. temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
"the present leader"
"articles for present use"
- adjective. being or existing in a specified place
"the murderer is present in this room"
"present at the wedding"
Synonyms
nowadays, represent, salute, acquaint, introduce, deliver, confront, face, portray, stage, demo, demonstrate, exhibit, show, gift, give, award, submit, pose
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in present:
penster, repents, serpent, strepen
Common word forms
presents, presental, presented, presenter, presently, presenting, presentable, presentment, presentness
Words from these letters
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