present
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- noun
- /ˈprɛzənt/
- Will you open my presents for me if I'm not there?
- Christmas presents
- birthday present
- give presents
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Watch on YouTubeI've laid out all my presents and I'm so happy.
- I've laid out all my presents and I'm so happy.
- No, we come here with gifts and presents and gifts and spoofs.
- And we have now got presents from the baby for the boys.
- We can't even give each other the present of our own presence.
- I used to get bouquets and presents turn up from him.
Examples
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Is my daddy going to bring me a Christmas present?
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I got two people presents there, so that was good.
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I am, however, leaving you a present this Christmas.
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"Now, before you go, let me give you a present." "What are you talking about?"
Fiction book (1991) -
I got the best wedding present ever two perfect little babies.
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Oh, I got you a little present.
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Oh, look at the presents wrapped under the tree.
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There was the Christmas tree to look at, and all the presents stacked beneath it.
Fiction book (1990) -
Floyd Anderson, Jr. has a special present for his young son, Will.
Academic text (1999) -
I am, however, leaving you a present this Christmas.
Synonyms
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A gift given to someone at Christmas
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A gift you give someone for their birthday
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A card with money on it that you can use to buy things at one store or group of stores
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Something you give someone on or near Christmas to show you care
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A gift given to a couple when they get married
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A present given to someone on their birthday
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
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A legal rule that allows stopping speech when it poses a serious, obvious threat to public safety
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A verb form made by adding -ing that shows an action happening now or that describes a noun
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A verb tense that talks about regular actions, facts, and situations that are true now
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A verb tense for actions and facts that happen often and are true now
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A verb tense used to talk about actions that happened before now and still matter
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A verb form showing actions happening now using am, is, or are plus -ing
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7.4
Use present tense to tell past events as if they are happening now
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A verb tense using has or have been plus -ing for actions started in the past and still continuing
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A verb form using has/have been plus -ing to show an action that started in the past and continues now
- Specialized
A small ending added to a verb to show present time, like the -s in runs
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Present as a gift comes from the Latin praesentare, which meant 'to place before' someone. So a present is something you put before or give to someone, and that is why it means 'a gift'.