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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Adjective 1.1.2.1 Derived terms 1.1.2.2 Related terms 1.1.2.3 Translations 1.1.3 Noun 1.1.3.1 Related terms 1.1.3.2 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Pronunciation 1.2.3 Verb 1.2.3.1 Derived terms 1.2.3.2 Translations 2 Swedish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
till	next	poor	#258: present	water	stood	large

[ Etymology 1

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From Middle English < Old French < Latin praesent-, praesens present participle of praeesse "to be present" < Latin prae- "pre-" + esse "to be".

[ Pronunciation

• enPR: prĕ'zənt, IPA: /ˈprɛzənt/, SAMPA: /"prEz@nt/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Hyphenation: pres·ent

[ Adjective

present (not comparable)

1. Relating to now, for the time being; current.

   The present manager has been here longer than the last one.

2. Located in the immediate vicinity.

   Is there a doctor present?

[ Derived terms

all present and correct at present at the present time present company

presently present participle present tense

[ Related terms

• presence

[ Translations

pertaining to the current time

Arabic: حالي (ħāli) Chinese: 现在的 (xiànzài de) Czech: přítomný cs(cs) m. Dutch: tegenwoordig, tegenwoordige, huidig, huidige Finnish: nykyinen, tämänhetkinen French: présent fr(fr) German: gegenwärtig, jetzig Greek: τωρινός el(el) Hungarian: jelen, jelenlegi Italian: presente it(it)

Japanese: 現在の (げんざいの, genzai no) Korean: 현재의 (hyeonjae-ui) Maltese: preżent, issa Portuguese: presente pt(pt) Russian: нынешний (nýnešnij), настоящий (nastojáščij) Slovene: sedanji m., sedanja f., sedanje n. Spanish: presente es(es), actual es(es) Swedish: nuvarande sv(sv)

in the immediate vicinity

Czech: přítomný cs(cs) m. Dutch: aanwezig, aanwezige Finnish: paikalla, läsnä (adverb) French: présent fr(fr) m., présente fr(fr) f. German: anwesend de(de) Greek: παρών el(el) Italian: presente it(it)

Maltese: preżent Russian: присутствующий (prisútstvujuščij) Slovene: prisoten m., prisotna f., prisotno n. Spanish: presente es(es) Swedish: närvarande

[ Noun

Singular present

Plural presents

present (plural presents)

1. The current moment or period of time.
2. The present tense.

[ Related terms

• no time like the present

[ Translations

current time

Arabic: الزمان (az-zamān) m. Chinese: 现在 (xiànzài) Czech: přítomnost cs(cs) f. Dutch: heden nl(nl) n. Finnish: nykyhetki, nykyisyys French: présent fr(fr) m. German: Gegenwart f., Jetzt n. Greek: παρόν el(el) n. Hungarian: jelen hu(hu)

Italian: presente it(it) m. Japanese: 現在 (げんざい, genzai) Korean: 현재 (hyeonjae) Portuguese: presente pt(pt) m. Russian: настоящее (nastojáščeje) n., настоящее время (nastojáščeje vrémja) n. Slovene: sedanjost f. Spanish: presente es(es) m., actual es(es) m. Swedish: nu n., nutid c.

present tense

See present tense

[ Etymology 2

From Middle English presenten < Old French presenter < Latin presentare "to show" < Latin praesent-, praesens present participle of praeesse "to be in front of".

[ Noun

Singular present

Plural presents

present (plural presents)

1. A gift, now especially one given for birthdays or Christmas.

[ Translations

gift

Arabic: هدية (hadíya) f. Chinese: 礼物 (lǐwù) Czech: dárek cs(cs) m. Dutch: geschenk n., cadeau n., presentje n. Esperanto: donaco eo(eo) Finnish: lahja fi(fi) French: cadeau fr(fr) m. German: Geschenk n., rarely: Präsent n. Hungarian: ajándék hu(hu)

Italian: dono it(it) m., regalo it(it) m., presente it(it) m. Japanese: 贈り物 (おくりもの, okurimono) Korean: 선물 (seonmul) Maltese: rigal m. Portuguese: presente pt(pt) m. Russian: подарок (podárok) m., презент (prezént) m. Romanian: cadou, dar Slovene: darilo sl(sl) n. Spanish: regalo es(es) m. Swedish: present c., gåva c., skänk c.

[ Pronunciation

• enPR: prĭzĕnt', IPA: /prɪˈzɛnt/, SAMPA: /prI"zEnt/
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[ Verb

Infinitive to present

Third person singular presents

Simple past presented

Past participle presented

Present participle presenting

to present (third-person singular simple present presents, present participle presenting, simple past and past participle presented)

1. (transitive) To reveal, to show..

   The theater is proud to present thee Fearless Fliers.

2. (transitive, law) To offer to a court or legislature for consideration.
3. (transitive) To award a trophy, gift, etc, to.

[ Derived terms

• present arms

[ Translations

show

Arabic: قدم (qáddama) Chinese: 提出 (tíchū) Czech: uvést cs(cs) Dutch: voorstellen nl(nl), presenteren nl(nl) Esperanto: prezenti eo(eo) Finnish: esittää fi(fi), näyttää fi(fi) French: présenter fr(fr) German: präsentieren Greek: παρουσιάζω el(el) Hungarian: bemutatni, felmutatni

Italian: presentare it(it) Japanese: 進呈する (しんていする, shintei suru) Korean: 선사하다 (seonsahada) Maltese: jippreżenta m., tippreżenta f. Portuguese: apresentar pt(pt) Russian: представлять/представить (predstavlját’/predstávit’) Slovene: predstaviti, predstavljati Spanish: presentar es(es) Swedish: föreställa, introducera, presentera

in law

Finnish: esittää fi(fi) Italian: presentare it(it)

Russian: подавать/подать (podavát’/podát’) Swedish: anmäla, ange, föreställa, inge, introducera, åtala

award

Dutch: toewijzen nl(nl) Finnish: myöntää fi(fi) Hungarian: adni Portuguese: presentear a gift; premiar an award, prize or trophy

Russian: дарить/подарить (darít’/podarít’) a gift, вручать/вручить (vručát’/vručít’) a prize or award, презентовать (prezentovát’) Slovene: podeliti Spanish: presentar es(es) Swedish: presentera sv(sv), överlämna sv(sv)

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[ Swedish

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /preˈsent/

[ Noun

Inflection for present	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	present	presenten	presenter	presenterna
Genitive	presents	presentens	presenters	presenternas

present

1. gift, present

[ Synonyms

• gåva, klapp