Main Entry: pre·sent

Pronunciation: \pri-ˈzent\

Function: transitive verb

: to show or manifest <patients who present symptoms of malaria>

intransitive verb

1 a : to become manifest <Lyme disease often presents with erythema migrans, fatigue, fever, and chills> b : to come forward as a patient <he presented with grossly swollen ankles and large varicose veins—T. E. Greene>
2 : to become directed toward the opening of the uterus—used of a fetus or a part of a fetus <babies which present by breech—Year Book of Obstetrics & Gynecology>