(n)present, nowadaysthe period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech“that is enough for the present”, “he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow”
(v)show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrategive an exhibition of to an interested audience“She shows her dogs frequently”, “We will demo the new software in Washington”
(v)present, represent, lay outbring forward and present to the mind“We presented the arguments to him”, “We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason”
(v)portray, presentrepresent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture“The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting”
(v)confront, face, presentpresent somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize“We confronted him with the evidence”, “He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions”, “An enormous dilemma faces us”
(v)salute, presentrecognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position“When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute”
(a)presenttemporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration“the present leader”, “articles for present use”, “the present topic”, “the present system”, “present observations”