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| Main Entry: |
present
 [prez-uhnt] 
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | existing; at this time |
| Synonyms: | ad hoc, already, at this moment, begun, being, coeval, commenced, contemporaneous, contemporary, current, even now, existent, extant, for the time being, going on, immediate, in duration, in process, instant, just now, modern, nowadays, present-day, prompt, started, today, topical, under consideration, up-to-date |
| Antonyms: | absent, former, future, past, previous |
| Main Entry: | present |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | existing time |
| Synonyms: | here and now, instant, nonce, now, present moment, the time being, this day, this time, today |
| Antonyms: | future, past |
| Main Entry: | present |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gift |
| Synonyms: | benefaction, benevolence, boon, bounty, compliment, donation, endowment, favor, gifting, giveaway, goodie, grant, gratuity, handout, largess, lump, offering, stake, write-off |
Example Sentences
- Preparation means that you are fully organized and ready to present your case before the judge in a short amount of time.
- Students compare and contrast causes for extinction, past and present.
- Paying attention in the present will allow you a glimpse into the future.
| Main Entry: | present |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | introduce; demonstrate |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, adduce, advance, allege, cite, declare, display, do, do the honors, exhibit, expose, expound, extend, fix up, get together, give, give an introduction, hold out, imply, infer, intimate, lay, make a pitch, make known, manifest, mount, offer, open to view, perform, pitch, pose, produce, proffer, proposition, put forward, put on, raise, recount, relate, roll out, show, stage, state, submit, suggest, tender, trot out |
| Antonyms: | refrain, subdue, withhold |
| Main Entry: | present |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, hand over |
| Synonyms: | award, bestow, come up with, confer, devote, donate, entrust, furnish, gift, give away, grant, hand out, kick in, lay on, offer, proffer, put at disposal, put forth |
| Antonyms: | take |
| Main Entry: | accord |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give approval, grant |
| Synonyms: | accede, acquiesce, admit, allow, award, bestow, concede, confer, endow, give, present, render, tender, vouchsafe |
| Notes: | something (a quality) is in accord with something else; something acts in accordance with something else (an activity) |
| Antonyms: | argue, challenge, deny, disallow, disapprove, oppose, question, refuse, withhold |
| Main Entry: | acquaint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inform oneself or another about something new |
| Synonyms: | accustom, advise, apprise, bring out, clue, come out with, disclose, divulge, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, fix up, get together*, habituate, inform, intro, introduce, knock down, let know, make familiar, notify, post, present, reveal, tell, warn |
| Antonyms: | conceal, deceive, falsify, hide, hold back, mislead, misrepresent, withhold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promote or propose an idea |
| Synonyms: | adduce, allege, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, benefit, boost, cite, encourage, foster, further, get ink for, hype*, introduce, lay forward, make a pitch for, offer, plug*, present, proffer, puff, push, put forward, put on the map, serve, set forth, splash, spot, submit, suggest, throw spotlight on, urge |
| Antonyms: | hesitate, stop, withdraw |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | allege |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assert; claim |
| Synonyms: | adduce, advance, affirm, asservate, aver, avouch, avow, charge, cite, declare, depose, lay, maintain, offer, plead, present, profess, put forward, recite, recount, state, testify |
| Antonyms: | contradict, deny, disagree, dissent, object, protest, repudiate |
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