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present


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  present 
 
  9  of  13  senses  of  present 
 
  Sense  1 
  show  demo,  exhibit,  present,  demonstrate 
  =>  bring  home 
 
  Sense  2 
  present,  lay  out 
  =>  argue,  reason 
  =>  argue,  indicate 
 
  Sense  3 
  stage,  present 
  =>  set  localize,  localise,  place 
 
  Sense  4 
  present,  submit 
  =>  bring  in 
 
  Sense  6 
  award,  present 
  =>  certificate 
  =>  confer,  bestow 
 
  Sense  7 
  give  gift,  present 
  =>  endow,  dower 
  =>  give  away  distribute,  give  out  hand  out 
  =>  raffle,  raffle  off 
  =>  tip,  bung 
  =>  bequeath,  will  leave 
  =>  surrender,  cede,  deliver,  give  up 
  =>  grant,  deed  over 
  =>  treat 
  =>  donate 
  =>  tender 
  =>  render,  submit 
 
  Sense  8 
  deliver,  present 
  =>  speechify 
 
  Sense  9 
  introduce,  present,  acquaint 
  =>  reacquaint 
  =>  reintroduce,  re-introduce 
  =>  present 
  =>  introduce,  bring  out 
 
  Sense  10 
  portray,  present 
  =>  commend 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  present 
 
  9  of  13  senses  of  present 
 
  Sense  1 
  show  demo,  exhibit,  present,  demonstrate 
  =>  bring  home 
 
  Sense  2 
  present,  lay  out 
  =>  argue,  reason 
  =>  re-argue 
  =>  expostulate 
  =>  defend,  support,  fend  for 
  =>  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  color,  colour,  gloss 
  =>  plead 
  =>  extenuate,  palliate,  mitigate 
  =>  stand  up  stick  up 
  =>  uphold 
  =>  argue,  indicate 
 
  Sense  3 
  stage,  present 
  =>  set  localize,  localise,  place 
 
  Sense  4 
  present,  submit 
  =>  bring  in 
 
  Sense  6 
  award,  present 
  =>  certificate 
  =>  confer,  bestow 
  =>  miter 
  =>  bless 
  =>  graduate 
 
  Sense  7 
  give  gift,  present 
  =>  endow,  dower 
  =>  benefice 
  =>  give  away  distribute,  give  out  hand  out 
  =>  share,  divvy  up  portion  out  apportion,  deal 
  =>  raffle,  raffle  off 
  =>  tip,  bung 
  =>  bequeath,  will  leave 
  =>  pass  on 
  =>  propagate 
  =>  hand  down 
  =>  remember,  reward 
  =>  surrender,  cede,  deliver,  give  up 
  =>  yield  up 
  =>  sell 
  =>  sign  away  sign  over 
  =>  grant,  deed  over 
  =>  treat 
  =>  donate 
  =>  tender 
  =>  render,  submit 
 
  Sense  8 
  deliver,  present 
  =>  speechify 
 
  Sense  9 
  introduce,  present,  acquaint 
  =>  reacquaint 
  =>  reintroduce,  re-introduce 
  =>  present 
  =>  introduce,  bring  out 
 
  Sense  10 
  portray,  present 
  =>  commend 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  present 
 
  1  of  13  senses  of  present 
 
  Sense  13 
  salute,  present 
  =>  gesticulate,  gesture,  motion 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  present 
 
  13  senses  of  present 
 
  Sense  1 
  show  demo,  exhibit,  present,  demonstrate 
  =>  show 
 
  Sense  2 
  present,  lay  out 
  =>  state,  say  tell 
 
  Sense  3 
  stage,  present 
  =>  re-create 
 
  Sense  4 
  present,  submit 
  =>  give 
 
  Sense  5 
  present,  pose 
  =>  constitute,  represent,  make  up  comprise,  be 
 
  Sense  6 
  award,  present 
  =>  allocate,  apportion 
 
  Sense  7 
  give  gift,  present 
 
  Sense  8 
  deliver,  present 
  =>  talk,  speak,  utter,  mouth,  verbalize 
 
  Sense  9 
  introduce,  present,  acquaint 
  =>  inform 
 
  Sense  10 
  portray,  present 
  =>  represent,  interpret 
 
  Sense  11 
  confront,  face,  present 
 
  Sense  12 
  present 
  =>  introduce,  present,  acquaint 
 
  Sense  13 
  salute,  present 
  =>  greet,  recognize,  recognise 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  present 
 
  present  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  13) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  present 
 
  Sense  1 
  show  demo,  exhibit,  present,  demonstrate 
  =>  show 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  present,  lay  out 
  =>  state,  say  tell 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  stage,  present 
  =>  re-create 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  present,  submit 
  =>  give 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  present,  pose 
  =>  constitute,  represent,  make  up  comprise,  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  award,  present 
  =>  allocate,  apportion 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  give  gift,  present 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  deliver,  present 
  =>  talk,  speak,  utter,  mouth,  verbalize 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  introduce,  present,  acquaint 
  =>  inform 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  portray,  present 
  =>  represent,  interpret 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  confront,  face,  present 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  12 
  present 
  =>  introduce,  present,  acquaint 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  13 
  salute,  present 
  =>  greet,  recognize,  recognise 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  present 
  birthday  present 
  christmas  present 
  clear  and  present  danger 
  historical  present 
  present 
  present  moment 
  present  participle 
  present  perfect 
  present  perfect  tense 
  present  progressive 
  present  progressive  tense 
  present  tense 
  present  time 
  presentation 
  presenter 
  presentiment 
  presentment 
  presentness 
  wedding  present 
 
  Overview  of  noun  present 
 
  The  noun  present  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (17)  present,  nowadays  --  (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") 
  2.  (4)  present  --  (something  presented  as  a  gift;  "his  tie  was  a  present  from  his  wife") 
  3.  present,  present  tense  --  (a  verb  tense  that  expresses  actions  or  states  at  the  time  of  speaking) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  present 
 
  The  verb  present  has  13  senses  (first  10  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (40)  show  demo,  exhibit,  present,  demonstrate  --  (show  or  demonstrate  something  to  an  interested  audience;  "She  shows  her  dogs  frequently";  "We  will  demo  the  new  software  in  Washington") 
  2.  (28)  present,  lay  out  --  (bring  forward;  "We  presented  the  arguments  to  him") 
  3.  (14)  stage,  present  --  (perform  (a  play),  esp.  on  a  stage;  "we  are  going  to  stage  "Othello") 
  4.  (13)  present,  submit  --  (hand  over  formally) 
  5.  (7)  present,  pose  --  (introduce;  "This  poses  an  interesting  question") 
  6.  (3)  award,  present  --  (give,  esp.  as  a  reward;  "bestow  honors  and  prizes  at  graduation") 
  7.  (3)  give  gift,  present  --  (give  as  a  present;  make  a  gift  of  "What  will  you  give  her  for  her  birthday?") 
  8.  (3)  deliver,  present  --  (deliver  (a  speech,  oration,  or  idea);  "The  commencement  speaker  presented  a  forceful  speech  that  impressed  the  students") 
  9.  (2)  introduce,  present,  acquaint  --  (cause  to  come  to  know  personally;  "permit  me  to  acquaint  you  with  my  son";  "introduce  the  new  neighbors  to  the  community") 
  10.  (1)  portray,  present  --  (represent  in  a  painting,  drawing,  sculpture,  or  verbally;  "The  father  is  portrayed  as  a  coward  in  this  play") 
  11.  confront,  face,  present  --  (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") 
  12.  present  --  (formally  present  a  debutante,  a  representative  of  a  country,  etc.) 
  13.  salute,  present  --  (assume  a  position;  in  the  military) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  present 
 
  The  adj  present  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (60)  present  --  (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") 
  2.  (47)  present  --  (spatial  sense  being  or  existing  in  a  specified  place  "the  murderer  is  present  in  this  room";  "present  at  the  wedding";  "present  at  the  creation") 
  3.  present  --  ((grammar)  a  verb  tense  or  other  construction  referring  to  events  or  states  that  exist  at  the  moment) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  present 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  present 
 
  Sense  1 
  present(postnominal)  (vs.  future)  (vs.  past) 
 
  future  (vs.  past)  (vs.  present) 
  =>  approaching,  coming(postnominal),  forthcoming,  upcoming 
  =>  coming(postnominal),  future  day 
  =>  early 
  =>  in  store(prenominal) 
  =>  prospective(postnominal) 
  =>  proximo,  prox 
  =>  emerging,  rising 
  past  (vs.  present)  (vs.  future) 
  =>  ancient 
  =>  bygone,  bypast,  departed,  foregone,  gone 
  =>  chivalric,  knightly,  medieval 
  =>  earlier 
  =>  early(postnominal),  former(postnominal),  other(postnominal) 
  =>  erstwhile(postnominal),  former(postnominal),  once(postnominal),  onetime(postnominal),  quondam(postnominal),  sometime(postnominal) 
  =>  ex(postnominal) 
  =>  former(postnominal),  late(postnominal),  previous(postnominal) 
  =>  historic,  historical 
  =>  last(postnominal) 
  =>  late(postnominal),  recent 
  =>  old 
  =>  olden 
  =>  prehistoric,  prehistorical 
  =>  then(postnominal) 
  =>  ultimo,  ult 
  =>  ago,  agone 
  =>  other(postnominal) 
 
  Sense  2 
  present  (vs.  absent) 
 
  absent  (vs.  present) 
  =>  away(prenominal),  gone(prenominal),  departed(postnominal) 
  =>  lacking(prenominal),  missing,  nonexistent,  wanting(postnominal) 
  =>  truant,  awol 
  =>  devoid 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  present 
 
  3  senses  of  present 
 
  Sense  1 
  present(postnominal)  (vs.  future)  (vs.  past) 
  =>  existing 
  =>  immediate 
  =>  instant,  inst 
  =>  latter-day 
 
  Sense  2 
  present  (vs.  absent) 
  =>  attending,  in  attendance(prenominal) 
  =>  ever-present 
  =>  existing 
  =>  here(prenominal) 
  =>  omnipresent,  ubiquitous 
  =>  naturally  occurring 
 
  Sense  3 
  present 
  Pertains  to  noun  present  (Sense  3) 
  =>present,  present  tense 
  =>  tense 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  present 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  present 
 
  Sense  1 
  present(postnominal)  (vs.  future)  (vs.  past) 
  =>  timing 
 
  Sense  2 
  present  (vs.  absent) 
  =>  presence 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  present 
 
  present  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  present 
  ever-present 
  omnipresent 
  present 
  present-day 
  presentable 
  presentational 
  presented 
 
  Overview  of  noun  present 
 
  The  noun  present  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (17)  present,  nowadays  --  (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") 
  2.  (4)  present  --  (something  presented  as  a  gift;  "his  tie  was  a  present  from  his  wife") 
  3.  present,  present  tense  --  (a  verb  tense  that  expresses  actions  or  states  at  the  time  of  speaking) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  present 
 
  The  verb  present  has  13  senses  (first  10  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (40)  show  demo,  exhibit,  present,  demonstrate  --  (show  or  demonstrate  something  to  an  interested  audience;  "She  shows  her  dogs  frequently";  "We  will  demo  the  new  software  in  Washington") 
  2.  (28)  present,  lay  out  --  (bring  forward;  "We  presented  the  arguments  to  him") 
  3.  (14)  stage,  present  --  (perform  (a  play),  esp.  on  a  stage;  "we  are  going  to  stage  "Othello") 
  4.  (13)  present,  submit  --  (hand  over  formally) 
  5.  (7)  present,  pose  --  (introduce;  "This  poses  an  interesting  question") 
  6.  (3)  award,  present  --  (give,  esp.  as  a  reward;  "bestow  honors  and  prizes  at  graduation") 
  7.  (3)  give  gift,  present  --  (give  as  a  present;  make  a  gift  of  "What  will  you  give  her  for  her  birthday?") 
  8.  (3)  deliver,  present  --  (deliver  (a  speech,  oration,  or  idea);  "The  commencement  speaker  presented  a  forceful  speech  that  impressed  the  students") 
  9.  (2)  introduce,  present,  acquaint  --  (cause  to  come  to  know  personally;  "permit  me  to  acquaint  you  with  my  son";  "introduce  the  new  neighbors  to  the  community") 
  10.  (1)  portray,  present  --  (represent  in  a  painting,  drawing,  sculpture,  or  verbally;  "The  father  is  portrayed  as  a  coward  in  this  play") 
  11.  confront,  face,  present  --  (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") 
  12.  present  --  (formally  present  a  debutante,  a  representative  of  a  country,  etc.) 
  13.  salute,  present  --  (assume  a  position;  in  the  military) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  present 
 
  The  adj  present  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (60)  present  --  (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") 
  2.  (47)  present  --  (spatial  sense  being  or  existing  in  a  specified  place  "the  murderer  is  present  in  this  room";  "present  at  the  wedding";  "present  at  the  creation") 
  3.  present  --  ((grammar)  a  verb  tense  or  other  construction  referring  to  events  or  states  that  exist  at  the  moment) 



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