PRESENT

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from ~er Date: 13th century something ~ed ; gift , II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~er, from Latin praesentare, from praesent-, praesens, adjective Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to bring or introduce into the presence of someone especially of superior rank or status, to introduce socially, to bring (as a play) before the public, to make a gift to, to give or bestow formally, 4. to lay (as a charge) before a court as an object of inquiry, to bring a formal public charge, indictment, or ~ment against, to nominate to a benefice, 6. to offer to view ; show , to bring to one's attention , to act the part of ; perform , to aim, point, or direct (as a weapon) so as to face something or in a particular direction, intransitive verb to ~ a weapon, to become manifest, to come forward as a patient, to make a ~ation, see: give ~er noun III. adjective see: is Date: 14th century now existing or in progress, 2. being in view or at hand, existing in something mentioned or under consideration, constituting the one actually involved, at hand, or being considered, of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense that is expressive of ~ time or the time of speaking, attentive , instant , immediate , ~ness noun IV. noun Date: 14th century 1. ~ occasion or affair, the ~ words or statements, 2. the ~ tense of a language, a verb form in the ~ tense, the ~ time