I. noun
Synonyms: gift 1, benevolence, boon, ||compliment, favor, largess
II. verb
1.
Synonyms: introduce 4, acquaint, ||quaint
2.
Synonyms: give 1, bestow, devote, donate, give away, hand out
3.
Synonyms: offer 1, extend, give, hold out, pose, proffer, tender
4.
Synonyms: adduce , advance, allege, cite, lay, offer
5.
Synonyms: direct 2, address, aim, cast, head, incline, lay, level, point, train
III. adjective
now existing or in progress
the present state of the economy seems to be shaky from all reports
Synonyms: contemporary, current, existent, extant, instant, present-day, todayish
Related Word: contemporaneous, modern; newfashioned, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute
Contrasted words: bygone, erstwhile, late, old, once, onetime, quondam, sometime, whilom
Antonyms: past
IV. noun
the present time
the course covers U.S. history from 1900 to the present
Synonyms: now, today; compare future , past
Idioms: here and now, this day and age
Antonyms: past; future