Meaning of present | Babel Free

Definitions

1. present, current
2. Relating to now, for the time being; current.
3. At the present time; right now.
4. factual
5. Located in the immediate vicinity.
6. For the time being; temporarily.
7. actual, real
8. Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.
   obsolete
9. Used to describe a verb form that expresses a current action, as in “We walk.”
10. present-day
11. Not delayed; immediate; instant.
    obsolete
12. The current time:now, nowadays, today.
13. of the current month, year, etc.
14. Ready; quick in emergency.
    dated
15. In existence now:contemporary, current, existent, existing, new, now, present-day.
16. Favorably attentive; propitious.
    obsolete
17. Something bestowed freely:gift, presentation.
18. Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
19. the time now. Forget the past – think more of the present and the future! die hede الحاضِر настояще o presente přítomnost die Gegenwart nutiden το παρόν el presente olevik زمان حال nykyhetki présent הַהוֹוֶה वर्तमान भविष्य sadašnjost a jelen waktu sekarang nútíðin, núið presente 現在 현재 dabartis šodiena, tagadne masa sekarang het heden nåtidateraźniejszość د حال زمانه o presente pre­zent настоящее prítomnosť sedanjost sadašnjost nuet ในขณะนี้ şimdiki an, bugün 現在 теперішній час اس وقت thời bây ...
20. Attentive; alert; focused.
21. at the present time. He's away from home at present. op die oomblik الآن، في الوَقت الحاضِر в момента no momento v této chvíli gegenwärtig for øjeblikket τώρα, αυτή τη στιγμή actualmente; en este momento praegu اکنون tällä hetkellä actuellement כָּרֶגָע वर्तमान में trenutno jelenleg sekarang í bili, sem stendur, núna al momento 目下 현재 šiuo metu tagad, šobrīd sekarang op dit ogenblik akkurat nå, i øyeblikketobecnie اوس de momento în momentul de faţă сейчас v tejto chvíli sedaj trenutno för närv...
22. Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)
23. as far as the present time is concerned. You've done enough work for the present. op die oomblik في هذا الوَقْت، الآن засега por enquanto pro tuto chvíli vorläufig for nu προς το παρόνpor ahora, por el momento, hasta ahora praeguseks فعلاً toistaiseksi pour le momentלפי שעה वर्तमान समय में za sada egyelőre sampai sekarang sem stendur, í bili per il momento さし当って 현재 šiuo tarpu pagaidām buat masa ini voorlopigforeløpig, for nå na razie اوس، فعلاً por enquanto deocamdată, pentru moment на сегодн...
24. aanbieder مُقَدِّم بَرنامَج водещ apresentador konferenciér der/die Moderator(in) speaker; oplæser παρουσιαστήςpresentador esitaja اهدا کننده؛ ارائه کننده esittäjä présentateur/-trice מגיש, מגישה koji pokazuje bemutató (személy) pemberi kynnir, þulur presentatore, presentatrice 提出者 제출자 (laidos, programos) vedėjas radio/televīzijas programmas vadītājs penyampai presentatorprogramleder ofiarodawca اهدا كوونكى، ارايه كوونكى apresentador prezentator даритель; предъявитель konferenciér napovedoval...

Equivalents

Examples

“The barbaric practice continues to the present day.”

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

“up to the present day”

“All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion […] such talk had been distressingly out of place.”

“Only half of all present members were present at the meeting.”

“Is there a doctor present?”

“Several people were present when the event took place.”

“Being the leader, Jason is always present at class.”

“Amongſt this number of Cordials and Alteratiues, J doe not find a more preſent remedy, then a cup of wine, or ſtrong drinke, and if it be ſoberly and opportunely vſed.”

“Sign me a present pardon for my brother,”

“An ambassador[…]desires a present audience.”

“a present wit”

“to find a god so present to my prayer”

“Near-synonyms: this (determiner), this (pronoun), current”

“in the present study; the present article; the present results”

“Sorry, I was distracted just now, I'll try to be more present from now on.”

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