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present#
present n *gift, gratuity, favor, boon, largess
Analogous words: contribution, *donation, benefaction: grant, subvention (see APPROPRIATION)
present vb
1 *give, bestow, confer, donate, afford
Analogous words: *grant, award, accord
2 *offer, tender, proffer, prefer
Analogous words: exhibit, display, parade, *show: advance, *adduce, allege, cite

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  • 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Present — Pres ent, n. [Cf. F. pr[ e]sent. See {Present}, a.] 1. Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present. [1913 Webster] Past and present, wound in one. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Law)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Present — Pre*sent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Presenting}.] [F. pr[ e]senter, L. praesentare, fr. praesens, a. See {Present}, a.] 1. To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Present — Présent Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Présent — ist eine französische Tageszeitung (fünf Tage in der Woche) aus dem Umfeld des rechtsextremistischen Front national. Sie wurde 1982 gegründet und hat kaum Journalisten mit Bekanntheitsgrad. Présent ist als Sammelbecken verschiedener rechter… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Present — Pres ent, n. [F. pr[ e]sent .] Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present. [1913 Webster] Syn: Gift; donation; donative; benefaction. See {Gift}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Present — Pre*sent , n. (Mil.) The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Présent — is a French newspaper (published five days a week), from the environment of the right wing National Front. It was founded in 1982 and has barely journalists with notoriety. Présent also represents a traditional legal Catholicism …   Wikipedia

  • Present — Pre*sent , v. i. (Med.) To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; said of a part of an infant during labor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Present — Present, President, S. in Prä …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • PRÉSENT — ENTE. adj. Qui est, qui se rencontre dans le lieu dont on parle. En ce sens, il est opposé à Absent. Selon le dogme catholique, JESUS CHRIST est présent dans l eucharistie. J étais présent lorsque la chose arriva. Tous ceux qui s y trouvèrent… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

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