· the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"

Synonym(s): nowadays

Hypernym(s): time

· something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"

Hypernym(s): gift

· a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

Synonym(s): present_tense

Hypernym(s): tense

· give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

Synonym(s): show, demo, exhibit, demonstrate

Hypernym(s): show

· bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

Synonym(s): represent, lay_out

Hypernym(s): state, say, tell

· perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

Synonym(s): stage, represent

Hypernym(s): re-create

· hand over formally

Synonym(s): submit

Hypernym(s): give

· introduce; "This poses an interesting question"

Synonym(s): pose

Hypernym(s): constitute, represent, make_up, comprise, be

· give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

Synonym(s): award

Hypernym(s): allocate, apportion

· give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"

Synonym(s): give, gift

· deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

Synonym(s): deliver

Hypernym(s): talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise

· cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

Synonym(s): introduce, acquaint

Hypernym(s): inform

· represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

Synonym(s): portray

Hypernym(s): represent, interpret

· present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"

Synonym(s): confront, face

· formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

Hypernym(s): introduce, present, acquaint

· recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"

Synonym(s): salute

Hypernym(s): greet, recognize, recognise

· temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations"

Antonym(s): future, past

· being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"

Antonym(s): absent