n. 25B6; verb
Eddy presented a cheque to the winner : HAND OVER/OUT, give (out), confer, bestow, award, grant, accord.
the committee presented its report : SUBMIT, set forth, put forward, proffer, offer, tender, table.
may I present my wife? : INTRODUCE, make known, acquaint someone with.
I called to present my warmest compliments : OFFER, give, express.
they presented their new product last month : DEMONSTRATE, show, put on show/display, exhibit, display, launch, unveil.
presenting good quality opera : STAGE, put on, produce, perform.
she presents a TV show : HOST, introduce, compère, be the presenter of; N. Amer. informal emcee.
the authorities present him as a common criminal : REPRESENT, describe, portray, depict.
25A0; present oneself
he presented himself at ten : BE PRESENT, make an appearance, appear, turn up, arrive.
an opportunity that presented itself : OCCUR, arise, happen, come about/up, appear, crop up, turn up.