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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Present \Pre*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presented; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Presenting.] [F. pr['e]senter, L. praesentare, fr.
     praesens, a. See Present, a.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Now there was a day when the sons of God came to
              present themselves before the lord.   --Job i. 6
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's
        perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine
        appearance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Lectorides's memory is ever . . . presenting him
              with the thoughts of other persons.   --I. Watts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in
        charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              So ladies in romance assist their knight,
              Present the spear, and arm him for the fight.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a
        formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              My last, least offering, I present thee now.
                                                    --Cowper.
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     5. Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with
        a donation; also, to court by gifts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Octavia presented the poet for him admirable elegy
              on her son Marcellus.                 --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To present; to personate. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. In specific uses;
        (a) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to
            the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  The patron of a church may present his clerk to
                  a parsonage or vicarage; that is, may offer him
                  to the bishop of the diocese to be instituted.
                                                    --Blackstone.
            [1913 Webster]
        (b) To nominate for support at a public school or other
            institution . --Lamb.
        (c) 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.
        (d) 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.
        (e) To bring an indictment against . [U.S]
        (f) To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present
            a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of
            another.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Pesent arms (Mil.), the command in response to which the
        gun is carried perpendicularly in front of the center of
        the body, and held there with the left hand grasping it at
        the lower band, and the right hand grasping the small of
        the stock, in token of respect, as in saluting a superior
        officer; also, the position taken at such a command.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Present \Pre*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presented; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Presenting.] [F. pr['e]senter, L. praesentare, fr.
     praesens, a. See Present, a.]
     1. 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.
  
              Now there was a day when the sons of God came to
              present themselves before the lord.   --Job i. 6
  
     2. To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's
        perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine
        appearance.
  
              Lectorides's memory is ever . . . presenting him
              with the thoughts of other persons.   --I. Watts.
  
     3. To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in
        charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.
  
              So ladies in romance assist their knight, Present
              the spear, and arm him for the fight. --Pope.
  
     4. To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a
        formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.
  
              My last, least offering, I present thee now.
                                                    --Cowper.
  
     5. Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with
        a donation; also, to court by gifts.
  
              Octavia presented the poet for him admirable elegy
              on her son Marcellus.                 --Dryden.
  
     6. To present; to personate. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     7. In specific uses;
        (a) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to
            the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
  
                  The patron of a church may present his clerk to
                  a parsonage or vicarage; that is, may offer him
                  to the bishop of the diocese to be instituted.
                                                    --Blackstone.
        (b) To nominate for support at a public school or other
            institution . --Lamb.
        (c) 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.
        (d) 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.
        (e) To bring an indictment against . [U.S]
        (f) To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present
            a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of
            another.
  
     Pesent arms (Mil.), the command in response to which the
        gun is carried perpendicularly in front of the center of
        the body, and held there with the left hand grasping it at
        the lower band, and the right hand grasping the small of
        the stock, in token of respect, as in saluting a superior
        officer; also, the position taken at such a command.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  presenting
     vb.
     (present participle of en present nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  presenting
     vb.
     (present participle of en present nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  presenting
     vb.
     (present participle of en present nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  presenting
     vb.
     (present participle of en present nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  presenting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p resent ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  presenting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en present ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb present)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Presenting /pɹɪzˈɛntɪŋ/
  التقديم

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  presenting /pɹɪzˈɛntɪŋ/ 
  poskytující

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  presenting /pɹɪzˈɛntɪŋ/ 
  moderující

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  presenting /pɹɪzˈɛntɪŋ/ 
  prezentující

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  presenting /pɹɪzˈɛntɪŋ/ 
  uvádějící