Definition of the present
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:a verb tense that is used to refer to the present time
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: something presented : gift
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: to bring or introduce into the presence of someone especially of superior rank or status
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: to introduce socially
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: to bring (something, such as a play) before the public
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: now existing or in progress
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: being in view or at hand
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: existing in something mentioned or under consideration
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: present occasion or affair
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: the present words or statements
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: the present tense of a language
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