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

  Present \Pres"ent\, a. [F. pr['e]sent, L. praesens,-entis, that
     is before one, in sight or at hand, p. p. of praeesse to be
     before; prae before + esse to be. See Essence.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain
        contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              These things have I spoken unto you, being yet
              present with you.                     --John xiv.
                                                    25.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in
        view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past
        or future; as, the present session of Congress; the
        present state of affairs; the present instance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I'll bring thee to the present business --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident. ``A present
        recompense.'' ``A present pardon.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              An ambassador . . . desires a present audience.
                                                    --Massinger.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Favorably attentive; propitious. [Archaic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To find a god so present to my prayer. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Present tense (Gram.), the tense or form of a verb which
        expresses action or being in the present time; as, I am
        writing, I write, or I do write.
        [1913 Webster]

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

  Present \Pres"ent\, a. [F. pr['e]sent, L. praesens,-entis, that
     is before one, in sight or at hand, p. p. of praeesse to be
     before; prae before + esse to be. See Essence.]
     1. Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain
        contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.
  
              These things have I spoken unto you, being yet
              present with you.                     --John xiv.
                                                    25.
  
     2. Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in
        view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past
        or future; as, the present session of Congress; the
        present state of affairs; the present instance.
  
              I'll bring thee to the present business --Shak.
  
     3. Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident. ``A present
        recompense.'' ``A present pardon.'' --Shak.
  
              An ambassador . . . desires a present audience.
                                                    --Massinger.
  
     4. Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit. [R.]
  
     5. Favorably attentive; propitious. [Archaic]
  
              To find a god so present to my prayer. --Dryden.
  
     Present tense (Gram.), the tense or form of a verb which
        expresses action or being in the present time; as, I am
        writing, I write, or I do write.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  present tense
       n : a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of
           speaking [syn: present]

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

  present tense
     n.
     (lb en grammar) A grammatical tense whose principal function is to
  locate a situation or event in the present time.

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

  present tense
     n.
     (lb en grammar) A grammatical tense whose principal function is to
  locate a situation or event in the present time.

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

  present tense
     n.
     (lb en grammar) A grammatical tense whose principal function is to
  locate a situation or event in the present time.

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

  present tense
     n.
     (lb en grammar) A grammatical tense whose principal function is to
  locate a situation or event in the present time.

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

  present tense
     Englanti n.
     preesens

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

  present tense
     Engelska n.
     (tagg grammatik språk=en) presens

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  present tense /pɹˈɛzənt tˈɛns/ 
  сега́шно вре́ме
  form of language

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

  present tense /pɹˈɛzənt tˈɛns/
  přítomný čas

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  present tense /pɹˈɛzənt tˈɛns/
  Gegenwart , Gegenwartsform , Präsens  [ling.]
     Synonyms: present, simple present
  
   see: present continuous
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  present tense /pɹˈɛzənt tˈɛns/
  
  ενεστώτας

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  present tense /pɹˈɛzənt tˈɛns/ 
  preesens
  form of language

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  present tense /pɹˈɛzənt tˈɛns/
  jelen idô

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  present tense /pɹˈɛzənt tˈɛns/ 
  現在時制, 現在形
  form of language

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  present tense /pɹˈɛzənt tˈɛns/ 
  presens
  form of language

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 现在时

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