Dunno is listening to you
present [ p·res·ent ]
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Adjective
1. In a particular place.
the speech caused embarrassment to all those present
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Noun
1. (usually the present) The period of time now occurring.
The present and the future were so much more interesting than the past.
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2. A present tense.
the verbs are all in the present
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Origin
1. Middle English via Old French from Latin praesent- ‘being at hand’, present participle of praeesse, from prae ‘before’ + esse ‘be’.
Verb
1. Give or award formally or ceremonially.
The inaugural Bob Hope Award was to be presented to Oprah Winfrey.
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Noun
1. The position of a firearm when aimed or held ready to be aimed, especially the position from which a rifle is fired.
Origin
1. Middle English from Old French presenter, from Latin praesentare ‘place before’ (in medieval Latin ‘present as a gift’), from praesent- ‘being at hand’ (see present).
Noun
1. A thing given to someone as a gift.
a Christmas present
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1. Middle English from Old French, originally in the phrase mettre une chose en present à quelqu'un ‘put a thing into the presence of a person’.
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