present in WordNet English dictionary

1. cause to come to know personally
   "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
   introduce  present  acquaint 
   
2. give, especially as an honor or reward
   "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"
   award  present 
   
3. present 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"
   confront  face  present 
   
4. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
   "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
   deliver  present 
   
5. give an exhibition of to an interested audience
   "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
   show  demo  exhibit  present  demonstrate 
   
6. give as a present; make a gift of
   "What will you give her for her birthday?"
   give  gift  present 
   
7. bring forward and present to the mind
   "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
   present  represent  lay out 
   
8. represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
   "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
   portray  present 
   
9. introduce
   "This poses an interesting question"
   present  pose 
   
10. recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
    "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
    salute  present 
    
11. formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
    present 
    
12. perform (a play), especially on a stage
    "we are going to stage `Othello'"
    stage  present  represent 
    
13. hand over formally
    present  submit 
    

1. the 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"
   present  nowadays 
   
2. a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
   present  present tense 
   
3. something presented as a gift
   "his tie was a present from his wife"
   present 
   

1. temporal 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"
   present 
   
2. being or existing in a specified place
   "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"
   present