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adjective
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being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: the present ruler.
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at this time; at hand; immediate: articles for present use.
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being with one or others or in the specified or understood place: to be present at the wedding.
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EXPANDbeing here: Is everyone present?
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existing or occurring in a place, thing, combination, or the like: Carbon is present in many minerals.
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being actually here or under consideration: the present document; the present topic.
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being before the mind.
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Obsolete. mentally alert and calm, especially in emergencies.
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COLLAPSEObsolete. immediate or instant.
noun
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the present time.
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presents, Law. the present writings, or this document, used in a deed of conveyance, a lease, etc., to denote the document itself: Know all men by these presents.
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Obsolete. the matter in hand.
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At present
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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at present, at the present time or moment; now: There are no job openings here at present.
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for the present, for now; temporarily: For the present, we must be content with matters as they stand.
Origin:
1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English < Old French < Latin praesent- (stem of praesēns) present participle of praeësse to be present, before others, i.e., to preside, be in charge; (noun) Middle English: presence, spatial or temporal present; partly derivative of the adj., partly < Old French. See pre-, is, -ent
1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English < Old French < Latin praesent- (stem of praesēns) present participle of praeësse to be present, before others, i.e., to preside, be in charge; (noun) Middle English: presence, spatial or temporal present; partly derivative of the adj., partly < Old French. See pre-, is, -ent
Related forms
pres·ent·ness, noun
Antonyms
1. absent.
1. absent.
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Idioms & Phrases
at present
Also, at the present time. Now, as in I've not enough cash at present to lend you any, or At present the house is still occupied. This slightly longer way of saying "at this time" formerly was even longer
at this present or at that presentdenoting a more specific time. [Mid-1600s] Also see at this point.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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