Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(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” (n)presentsomething presented as a gift“his tie was a present from his wife” Verbs
(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)present, poseoffer for others to consider“This poses an interesting question” (v)award, presentgive, especially as an honor or reward“bestow honors and prizes at graduation” (v)give, gift, presentgive as a present; make a gift of“What will you give her for her birthday?” (v)deliver, presentdeliver (a speech, oration, or idea)“The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students” (v)introduce, present, acquaintcause to come to know personally“permit me to acquaint you with my son”,
“introduce the new neighbors to the community” (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)presentformally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc. (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” Adjectives
(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” (a)presentbeing or existing in a specified place“the murderer is present in this room”,
“present at the wedding”,
“present at the creation”