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Noun
S: (n) present, nowadays (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"
S: (n) present (something presented as a gift) "his tie was a present from his wife"
S: (n) present, present tense (a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking)
Verb
S: (v) show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate (give an exhibition of to an interested audience) "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
S: (v) present, represent, lay out (bring forward and present to the mind) "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
S: (v) state, say, tell (express in words) "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
S: (v) present, represent, lay out (bring forward and present to the mind) "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
S: (v) misstate (state something incorrectly) "You misstated my position"
S: (v) answer, reply, respond (react verbally) "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
S: (v) precede, preface, premise, introduce (furnish with a preface or introduction) "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
S: (v) get out (express with difficulty) "I managed to get out a few words"
S: (v) declare (state emphatically and authoritatively) "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
S: (v) declare (make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official) "Do you have anything to declare?"
S: (v) note, observe, mention, remark (make mention of) "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
S: (v) introduce, present, acquaint (cause to come to know personally) "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
S: (v) portray, present (represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture) "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
S: (v) confront, face, present (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"
S: (v) present (formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.)
S: (v) salute, present (recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position) "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
Adjective
S: (adj) present (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"