Crossword-Solution: PRESENT
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Present | a. | Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent. |
| Present | a. | Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance. |
| Present | a. | Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident. |
| Present | a. | Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit. |
| Present | a. | Favorably attentive; propitious. |
| Present | a. | Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present. |
| Present | a. | Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, " Know all men by these presents," that is, by the writing itself, " per has literas praesentes; " -- in this sense, rarely used in the singular. |
| Present | a. | A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense. |
| Present | a. | To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior. |
| Present | a. | To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance. |
| Present | a. | To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over. |
| Present | a. | To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer. |
| Present | a. | Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts. |
| Present | a. | To present; to personate. |
| Present | a. | To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution. |
| Present | a. | To nominate for support at a public school or other institution . |
| Present | a. | To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a memorial, petition, remonstrance, or indictment. |
| Present | a. | To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries. |
| Present | a. | To bring an indictment against . |
| Present | a. | To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of another. |
| Present | v. i. | To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; -- said of a part of an infant during labor. |
| Present | n. | Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present. |
| Present | n. | The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| PRESENT | anagram | REPENTS, SERPENT |
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Sentences with PRESENT (5)
When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
Fellow citizens of the United States: in compliance with a custom as old as the government itself, I appear before you to address you briefly and to take, in your presence, the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, to be taken by the President “before he enters on the execution of his office.” I do not consider it necessary, at present, for me to discuss those matters of administration about which there is no special anxiety, or excitement.
But what to do with Wendy in her present delicate state of health? “Let us carry her down into the house,” Curly suggested.
And chiefly Thou O Spirit, that dost prefer Before all Temples th’ upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for Thou know’st; Thou from the first Wast present, and with mighty wings outspread Dove-like satst brooding on the vast Abyss And mad’st it pregnant: What in me is dark Illumine, what is low raise and support; That to the highth of this great Argument I may assert th’ Eternal Providence, And justifie the wayes of God to men.
The Tortoise exclaimed in the moment of death: “I have deserved my present fate; for what had I to do with wings and clouds, who can with difficulty move about on the earth?” If men had all they wished, they would be often ruined.
Quotes with PRESENT (3)
That which attracts the world must please and pander to the self-importance of man. The world itself is a vain show, and likes its own. Consequently there is nothing which so carries the mass of men along with it as that which flatters the vanity of the human mind. It may assume the lowliest air, but sinful man seeks his own honour and present exaltation.
It's easy to look at people and make quick judgements about them, their present and their pasts, but you'd be amazed at the pain and tears a single smile hides. what a person shows to the world is only one tiny facet of the iceburg hidden from sight. And more often then not, it's lined with cracks and scars that go all the way to the foundation of their soul.
You don’t exist in the past or in the future. You only exist in the present moment.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Chronicle, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NYT, S&S, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 69 times in crossword archives (1957–2024).