present
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- adjective
- /ˈprɛzənt/
:
actual
- But I want to invite you to try to stay present and get curious.
- the present day
- the present moment
- ever-present
Notice too what feelings are present just now.
- Notice too what feelings are present just now.
- You're so spry and with it, and funny and present and fit.
- Let's say you want to become more present and calm throughout the day.
- And I'm trying my best to be really present with the kids.
- To check in on other people, To be present with other people.
- If it's not, you're not being present with the situation.
- Go home and be present with your wife and your kids.
- You know, I, I'm, I'm very present when I'm with my loved ones.
- Because if you're not present, you get whipped, right?
Examples
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Notice too what feelings are present just now.
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Sometimes that's just being present, which is difficult.
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And it forces you to be present with yourself.
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I want to change because I want to be present more in my life.
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Let's say you want to become more present and calm throughout the day.
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So I want to be really present and really engaged.
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And I'm trying my best to be really present with the kids.
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In fact, I find that people who are more present are less complacent.
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You're so spry and with it, and funny and present and fit.
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To enjoy life fully, it's important to stay present in each moment.
Synonyms
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Happening now at this time
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Belonging to the present time, often showing modern ideas
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Happening in the time we live in
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3.2
Happening now, not in the past
In place now and not new or future
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
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7.6
A legal rule that allows stopping speech when it poses a serious, obvious threat to public safety
- Specialized
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A verb form made by adding -ing that shows an action happening now or that describes a noun
- Specialized
Use present tense to tell past events as if they are happening now
- Specialized
A verb tense using has or have been plus -ing for actions started in the past and still continuing
- Specialized
A verb form using has/have been plus -ing to show an action that started in the past and continues now
- Specialized
A verb tense used to talk about actions that happened before now and still matter
- Specialized
A verb form showing actions happening now using am, is, or are plus -ing
- Specialized
A verb tense for actions and facts that happen often and are true now
- Specialized
A small ending added to a verb to show present time, like the -s in runs
- Specialized
A verb tense that talks about regular actions, facts, and situations that are true now
How Forward
Surface Forms
Etymology
Present as an adjective meaning happening now comes from Latin praesens 'being near'. So if something is present it exists 'now' or is being considered now.