present company excepted

: something presented : gift

: to bring or introduce into the presence of someone especially of superior rank or status

: to introduce socially

: to bring (something, such as a play) before the public

: now existing or in progress

: being in view or at hand

: existing in something mentioned or under consideration

: present occasion or affair

: the present words or statements

: the present tense of a language

: association with another : fellowship

: companions, associates

: visitors, guests

: accompany

: associate

: with the exclusion or exception of

: to take or leave out from a number or a whole : exclude

: to take exception : object

: on any other condition than that : unless

: with this exception, namely

: only