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• present — [prez′ənt; ] for v. [ prē zent′, prizent′] adj. [OFr < L praesens, prp. of praeesse, to be present < prae , before (see PRE ) + esse, to be (see ESSENCE)] 1. a) being at the specified or understood place; at hand; in attendance b) existing… …   English World dictionary

• present — present1 presentness, n. /prez euhnt/, adj. 1. being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: the present ruler. 2. at this time; at hand; immediate: articles for present use. 3. Gram. a. noting an action or state occurring at the… …   Universalium

• present — I EXISTING OR HAPPENING NOW ♦♦ (Pronounced [[t]pre̱z(ə)nt[/t]] in present 1, 2, and 3, and [[t]prɪze̱nt[/t]] in present 4.) 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use present to describe things and people that exist now, rather than those that existed in the past or… …   English dictionary

• present — I 1. adjective 1) a doctor must be present at the ringside Syn: in attendance, here, there, near, nearby, (close/near) at hand, available Ant: absent 2) organic compounds are present in the waste Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• present — pres|ent1 [ prezənt ] adjective *** 1. ) only before noun existing or happening now: The present situation cannot be allowed to continue. In his present emotional state, he is capable of doing anything. The present owners purchased the farm in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gift-wrap — verb wrap (a gift) attractively • Derivationally related forms: ↑gift wrapping • Hypernyms: ↑wrap, ↑wrap up • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * gift wrapper, n …   Useful english dictionary

• gift — [[t]gɪ̱ft[/t]] ♦♦♦ gifts 1) N COUNT A gift is something that you give someone as a present. ...a gift of $50.00... They believed the unborn child was a gift from God. ...gift shops. 2) N COUNT: oft N for/of ing/n If someone has a gift for doing… …   English dictionary

• gift*/*/ — [gɪft] noun [C] 1) something that you give to someone as a present a gift from a friend[/ex] He bought gifts for everyone.[/ex] 2) a natural ability to do something well She has a gift for languages.[/ex] 3) something good that you are grateful… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• present — I 1. adjective 1) a doctor must be present Syn: in attendance, here, there, near, nearby, at hand, available 2) organic compounds are present Syn: in existence, detectable, occurring …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• present — [13] The Latin adjective praesēns ‘at hand, now here’ originated as the present participle of praeesse ‘be before one’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prae ‘in front’ and esse ‘be’. English acquired it via Old French present, the same… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• present — [13] The Latin adjective praesēns ‘at hand, now here’ originated as the present participle of praeesse ‘be before one’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prae ‘in front’ and esse ‘be’. English acquired it via Old French present, the same… …   Word origins