present

present (http://definr.com/present)

     adj 1: 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" [syn: present(a)] [ant: future, past]
     2: spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the
        murderer is present in this room"; "present at the
        wedding"; "present at the creation" [ant: absent]
     3: (grammar) a verb tense or other construction referring to
        events or states that exist at the moment
     n 1: 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" [syn: nowadays]
     2: something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from
        his wife"
     3: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of
        speaking [syn: present tense]
     v 1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
          "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new
          software in Washington" [syn: show, demo, exhibit,
           demonstrate]
     2: bring forward; "We presented the arguments to him" [syn: {lay
        out}]
     3: perform (a play), esp. on a stage; "we are going to stage
        "Othello" [syn: stage]
     4: hand over formally [syn: submit]
     5: introduce; "This poses an interesting question" [syn: pose]
     6: give, esp. as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at
        graduation" [syn: award]
     7: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her
        for her birthday?" [syn: give, gift]
     8: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement
        speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the
        students" [syn: deliver]
     9: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you
        with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the
        community" [syn: introduce, acquaint]
     10:  represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally;
         "The father is portrayed as a coward in this play" [syn:
         portray]
     11: 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" [syn: confront,
          face]
     12: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country,
         etc.
     13: assume a position; in the military [syn: salute]