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present° adj. 1 current, contemporary, present-day, existing, existent,
up to date, Colloq now: Do you understand the present
generation? 2 nearby, nearest, immediate, closest, adjacent,
proximate, propinquitous; close, remaining; accounted for:
Everybody has been awful to me - present company excepted. All
those present heard what she said to me.
--n. 3 at present. (right or just) now, for the time being, for
the present, today, these days, Non-Standard presently, Colloq
at this point in time: I am not ready to invest at present. 4
the present. the time being, the moment, the hour, the nonce,
this juncture, these days, our times; today, (right) now,
nowadays; Colloq this point in time: She lives for the present,
and never thinks of the consequences.
presentý n. 1 gift: May I open my birthday presents now? 2 donation,
offering, bounty, grant, largesse, contribution, endowment:
I'll make you a present of the painting if you like it. 3 tip,
gratuity, pourboire, baksheesh or backsheesh, bonus; alms,
hand-out, dole, aid, allowance: She gave the maŒtre d'h“tel a
present for looking after us so well.
--v. 4 introduce, acquaint with, make known: I'd like to
present my wife, Cordelia, who has been looking forward to
meeting you. 5 offer, give, stage, show, exhibit, put on (show),
mount, produce: The local players will present a new production
of Blithe Spirit tonight. 6 give (out), award, confer (on),
bestow (on), turn or hand over, grant, provide, furnish;
dispense, distribute, dole out, pass out, deal out, mete out:
They presented her with a prize for the best poem. Is it tonight
that they present the awards? 7 offer, bring (in or up),
proffer, tender, introduce, produce, submit, set or put forth,
put forward, adduce; register, file, record: The lawyer for the
defence presented evidence of his client's alibi. 8 introduce,
announce, Brit compŠre, Colloq emcee: And here, to present our
show, is the inimitable Reginald Norton!
presentable
adj. 1 fit, fitting, suitable, acceptable, satisfactory,
adequate, passable, tolerable, admissible, all right, allowable,
up to par or standard or the mark, good enough, Colloq up to