HISTORICAL PRESENT

Meaning of HISTORICAL PRESENT in English

Gram.

the present tense used in narrating a past event as if happening at the time of narration.

[ 1960-65 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HISTORICAL PRESENT — noun Date: 1867 the present tense used in relating past events
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HISTORICAL PRESENT — noun : the present tense used in telling of past events
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HISTORICAL PRESENT — Date: 1867 : the present tense used in relating past events
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HISTORICAL PRESENT — Function: noun Date: 1867 : the present tense used in relating past events
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HISTORICAL PRESENT — [historical present] n (1867): the present tense used in relating past events
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HISTORICAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Chaco Culture National Historical Park Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Colonial National …
Английский словарь Британика
PRESENT — I. pres·ent ˈprez ə nt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from presenter to present 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HISTORICAL — I. hiˈstȯrə̇kəl, -tär-, -rēk- adjective or his·tor·ic -rik, -rēk Etymology: historical from Latin historicus (from Greek historikos exact, precise, historical, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HISTORICAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.
Английский словарь Webster
HISTORICAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRESENT — present 1 — presentness , n. /prez"euhnt/ , adj. 1. being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HISTORICAL — — historically , adv. — historicalness , n. /hi stawr"i keuhl, -stor"-/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, treating, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRESENT — I. pres·ent ˈpre-z ə nt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from presenter Date: 13th century : something presented : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HISTORICAL — adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. : of, relating to, or having the character of history historical data b. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRESENT — adj favorably attentive; propitious. 2. present ·adj to bring an indictment against ... 3. present ·adj ready; quick in emergency; …
Webster English vocab
HISTORICAL — adj of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.
Webster English vocab
PRESENT — [pres.ent] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. presenter] (13c): something presented: gift [2]pre.sent vb [ME, fr. OF presenter, fr. L praesentare, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HISTORICAL — [his.tor.i.cal] adj (15c) 1 a: of, relating to, or having the character of history b: based on history c: used …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRESENT — I present adjective; noun 'gift'; noun 'time now' BrE AmE ˈprez ə nt ▷ present|ly li ▷ present|s s ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HISTORICAL — historical BrE AmE hɪ ˈstɒr ɪk ə l AmE \ -ˈstɔːr- -ˈstɑːr- —sometimes without h when after the indefinite article …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRESENT — adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective / ˈpreznt; NAmE / 1. [ only before noun ] existing or happening …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HISTORICAL — / hɪˈstɒrɪkl; NAmE -ˈstɔːr-; -ˈstɑːr-/ adjective [ usually before noun ] 1. connected with the past : the historical background …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRESENT — I. pres ‧ ent 1 S2 W2 /ˈprez ə nt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HISTORICAL — his ‧ tor ‧ i ‧ cal W2 /hɪˈstɒrɪk ə l $ -ˈstɔː-, -ˈstɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRESENT — adj. & n. --adj. 1 (usu. predic.) being in the place in question (was present at the trial). 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HISTORICAL — adj. 1 of or concerning history (historical evidence). 2 belonging to history, not to prehistory or legend. 3 (of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRESENT — v. & n. v.tr. 1 introduce, offer, or exhibit, esp. for public attention or consideration. 2 a (with a thing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRESENT — adj. & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.) being in the place in question (was present at the trial). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HISTORICAL — adj. 1 of or concerning history (historical evidence). 2 belonging to history, not to prehistory or legend. 3 (of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRESENT — 1. adj. & n. --adj. 1. (usu. predic.) being in the place in question (was present at the trial). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
HISTORICAL — adj.1 of or concerning history (historical evidence). 2 belonging to history, not to prehistory or legend. 3 (of the study …
Oxford English vocab
PRESENT — I. EXISTING OR HAPPENING NOW /prez(ə)nt/ Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HISTORICAL — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Historical people, situations, or things existed …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HISTORICAL — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Historical people, situations, or things existed …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PRESENT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a birthday present ▪ Have you got Lou a birthday present yet? a Christmas …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HISTORICAL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HISTORICAL — [adjective]Something that is historical is connected with the study or representation of things from the past.Many important historical documents were …
Cambridge English vocab
HISTORICAL — adj. Chaco Culture National Historical Park Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Colonial National Historical Park Cumberland Gap National …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRESENT — Synonyms and related words : Christmas present, accessible, accommodate, accord, acquaint, actual, adduce, adjacent, administer, advance, affect, afford, affront, aid, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HISTORICAL — adj. Historical is used with these nouns: ↑ accident , ↑ account , ↑ accuracy , ↑ adventure , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PRESENT — See ↑ GIVE 3,4, ↑ NOW 4, ↑ PERFORM/PERFORMANCE 4, ↑ SHOW 1, ↑ SUGGEST 2, ↑ TELEVISION/RADIO 7 ◆◆◆ …
Longman Activator English vocab
PRESENT — n. 25B6; adjective a doctor must be present at the ringside : IN ATTENDANCE, here, there, near, nearby, (close/near) at …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HISTORICAL — adj. 25B6; adjective historical evidence : DOCUMENTED, recorded, chronicled, archival; authentic, factual, actual, true. historical figures : PAST, bygone, ancient, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRESENT — n. 1 gift May I open my birthday presents now? 2 donation, offering, bounty, grant, largesse, contribution, endowment I'll make …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PRESENT — adj. 1 current, contemporary, present-day, existing, existent, up to date, Colloq now Do you understand the present generation? 2 nearby, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PRESENT — I noun 1 BAD : In the present she is involved in a project at the Housing Research Institute. GOOD …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
PRESENT — I 1. сущ. 1) текущий момент; настоящее; настоящее время at present ≈ в данное время until the present ≈ до …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HISTORICAL — прил. 1) исторический; исторически установленный; относящийся к истории, связанный с историей historical film ≈ исторический фильм historical picture ≈ историческая …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRESENT — present.ogg _I 1. ʹprez(ə)nt n 1. настоящее (время) at present - в настоящее /в данное/ время for the present - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HISTORICAL — historical.ogg hıʹstɒrık(ə)l a 1. исторический, исторически установленный, исторически достоверный; связанный с историей; относящийся к истории a historical event - историческое …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRESENT — 1) вручать 2) действительный 3) имеющийся налицо 4) настоящее время 5) настоящий 6) представлять 7) присутствовать 8) присутствующий 9) теперешний 10) теперь • present in factor form — разлагать на множитель - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PRESENT — _I 1. ʹprez(ə)nt n 1. настоящее (время) at present - в настоящее /в данное/ время for the present - пока; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HISTORICAL — a 1. исторический, исторически установленный, исторически достоверный; связанный с историей; относящийся к истории a historical event - историческое /подлинное/ событие …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRESENT — I ˈpreznt 1. сущ. 1) текущий момент; настоящее; настоящее время until the present — до сих пор, до настоящего времени …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HISTORICAL — прил. 1) исторический; исторически установленный; относящийся к истории, связанный с историей historical film — исторический фильм historical picture — историческая …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PRESENT — I ['ЈЇўЄ«] present.wav 1. сущ. 1) текущий момент; настоящее; настоящее время until the present — до сих пор, до настоящего времени up to the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HISTORICAL — прил. 1) исторический; исторически установленный; относящийся к истории, связанный с историей historical film — исторический фильм historical picture — историческая картина 2) лингв. исторический, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PRESENT — _I 1. _n. 1> настоящее время; at present - в данное время; for the present - на этот раз, пока …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HISTORICAL — _a. исторический; исторически установленный; относящийся к истории, связанный с историей; historical film - исторический фильм; historical picture - историческая картина
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PRESENT — I 1. n. 1. настоящее время; at present - в данное время; for the present - на этот раз, пока …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HISTORICAL — a. исторический; исторически установленный; относящийся к истории, связанный с историей; historical film - исторический фильм; historical picture - историческая картина
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PRESENT — 1. прил. 1) теперешний, настоящий 2) данный 3) наличный; имеющийся налицо 4) существующий • - at present prices - at present - at the present time - be present - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
HISTORICAL — прил. исторический - at historical costs - Historical Cost - historical costing - historical data - historical event - historical figures - historical information - historical measures - historical records
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
PRESENT — _I ˈpreznt 1. _n. 1> настоящее время; at present в данное время; for the present на этот раз, пока 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

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