| Present (present) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Pres"ent |
| [F.
présent, 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.]
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Being at hand, within reach or call, within
certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.
Now existing, or in process; begun but not
ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not
past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the
present state of affairs; the present
instance.
Not delayed; immediate; instant;
coincident.
Ready; quick in emergency; as a
present wit.
Favorably attentive; propitious.
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| Present (present) |
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| n. | |
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| Pres"ent |
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Present time; the time being; time in progress
now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this
present.
Present letters or
instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or
other writing; as in the phrase, " Know all men by these
presents," that is, by the writing itself, " per has literas
praesentes; " -- in this sense, rarely used in the
singular.
A present tense, or the form
of the verb denoting the present tense.
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| Present (present) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Pre*sent" |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Presented] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Presenting.] [F. pré]senter, L.
praesentare, fr. praesens, a. See Present,
a.] |
To bring or introduce
into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce
formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to
the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a
superior.
To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to
lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to
present a fine appearance.
To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner;
to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.
To make a gift of; to bestow; to give,
generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to
confer.
Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to
favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts.
To present; to personate.
To
nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or
ordinary as a candidate for institution.
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| Present (present) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Pre*sent" |
|
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.
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| Present (present) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pres"ent |
| [F.
présent .] |
Anything presented or given; a gift; a
donative; as, a Christmas present.
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| Present (present) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pre*sent" |
| (Mil.) |
The
position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at
present.
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