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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.]
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1. Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain
contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.
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These things have I spoken unto you, being yet
present with you. --John xiv.
25.
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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.
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I'll bring thee to the present business --Shak.
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3. Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident. ``A present
recompense.'' ``A present pardon.'' --Shak.
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An ambassador . . . desires a present audience.
--Massinger.
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4. Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit. [R.]
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5. Favorably attentive; propitious. [Archaic]
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To find a god so present to my prayer. --Dryden.
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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.
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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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