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Another word for present

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Noun

  1. The current time

    See also:

    time

  2. Something bestowed freely

      1. A specimen or foretaste of what is to come.
      2. The first use or specimen of anything, regarded as a token of what is to follow
      3. A gift to express good wishes at the beginning of a new year or enterprise.
      1. The style or manner with which something is offered for consideration or display:
      2. The way in which a food is served; esp., the often artistic arrangement of food on a plate to make it especially appealing
      3. A gift
      1. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
      2. The act of giving:
      3. A talent, endowment, aptitude, or inclination:
    See also:

    give

Adjective

  1. In existence now

    See also:

    time

Verb

  1. To make known socially

      1. To provide (someone) with a beginning knowledge or first experience of something:
      2. To bring in and establish in a new place or environment:
      3. To put inside or into; insert or inject:
      1. To inform:
      2. To cause to come to know personally:
      3. To let (someone) know; give knowledge to; make (someone) aware; inform
    See also:

    knowledge

  2. To produce on the stage

      1. To be suitable for presentation on the stage
      2. To exhibit or present to an audience:
      3. To arrange and carry out:
      1. To give a public presentation of; present:
      2. To give a performance of; render or enact (a piece of music, a dramatic role, etc.)
      3. To act on so as to accomplish or bring to completion; execute; carry out (a task, process, etc.)
      1. To accord or tender to another:
      2. To place in the hands of; pass:
      3. To carry out (a physical movement):
      1. To make into law:
      2. To represent or perform in or as in a play; act out
      3. To act (something) out, as on a stage:
      1. To adapt (a story or literary work) for dramatic presentation, as in a theater or on television or radio.
      2. To present or draw attention to in a dramatic way:
      3. To regard or present (actions, oneself, etc.) as though in a play; give dramatic quality to
      1. To behave or conduct oneself; act:
      2. Used to give emphasis, or as a legal convention
      3. To give; render
      1. To appear to be
      2. To serve or function as a substitute for another:
      3. To carry out an action:
    See also:

    performing-arts

  3. To make a gift of

    See also:

    give

  4. To give formally or officially

      1. To give or confer formally or according to legal procedure
      2. To allow or consent to the fulfillment of (something requested):
      3. To give or confer officially or formally:
      1. To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult:
      2. To give, grant, or bestow
      3. To bestow (an honor, for example):
      1. To give or present as a gift
      2. (Obs.) To give in marriage
      3. To apply; use:
      1. To grant an amount or other benefit legally due:
      2. To give by the decision of a law court or arbitrator
      3. To grant as merited or due:
      1. To be in agreement or harmony (with)
      2. To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate:
      3. To grant or concede; bestow
    See also:

    give

  5. To bring forward for formal consideration

      1. To assert positively, or declare; affirm; esp., to assert without proof
      2. To state (a plea or excuse, for example) in support or denial of a claim or accusation:
      3. (Archaic) To bring forward as an authority.
      1. To devise; contrive:
      2. To spread over a surface:
      3. To produce and deposit:
      1. To quote (a passage, book, speech, writer, etc.)
      2. To make reference to a previous court decision. Often used with to:
      3. To quote or refer to (a book or author, for example) as an authority or example in making an argument.
      1. To give as a reason or proof; cite as an example
    See also:

    words

    law

  6. To put before another for acceptance

    Idioms:
    See also:

    offer

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Another word for present

Modifier

  1. Near in time

    See also:

    now

    modern

    Antonyms:

  2. Near in space

    See also:

    near

Noun

  1. The present time

    See also:

    today

  2. A gift

      1. The act of donating
      2. The act of giving to a fund or cause.
      3. A gift or grant.
      1. One of several tracts of land in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont originally granted to an individual or a group.
      2. Something granted, as property, a tract of land, an exclusive right or power, money from a fund, etc.
      3. Something granted, especially a giving of funds for a specific purpose:
      1. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
      2. The act of giving:
      3. A talent, endowment, aptitude, or inclination:
    See also:

    gift

    gift

Verb

  1. To introduce

    See also:

    introduce

  2. To display

    See also:

    display

  3. To suggest

      1. To make known indirectly; hint or imply
      2. To make evident indirectly:
      3. To state or express indirectly:
      1. (Obs.) To bring on or about; cause; induce
      2. To involve by logical necessity; entail:
      3. To indicate indirectly; imply
      1. To involve by logical necessity; entail:
      2. To have as a necessary part, condition, or effect; contain, include, or involve naturally or necessarily
      3. To indicate indirectly or by allusion; hint; suggest; intimate
    See also:

    hint

  4. To submit

    See also:

    offer

  5. To give

    See also:

    give

  6. To give a play, etc.

    See also:

    give

    perform

    act

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Sentence Examples

  • Carmen asked, setting a freshly-wrapped present aside.

  • Let him present his side.

  • In other words, food is present, but some cannot afford it.

  • He stopped thinking about the past and his gaze seemed to come to the present.

  • He'd nearly reached the end of the alley when the hair on the back of his neck rose like it did when a Watcher was present, only this was no Watcher.

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