'present' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'present' with 20 example sentences.
- present adjective
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: temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
: being or existing in a specified place
- present verb
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: give an exhibition of to an interested audience
: bring forward and present to the mind
: perform (a play), especially on a stage
: hand over formally
: offer for others to consider
: give, especially as an honor or reward
: give as a present; make a gift of
: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
: cause to come to know personally
: represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
- present noun
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: the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
: something presented as a gift
: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking