to present
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6.3
- verb
- /prɪˈzɛnt/
:
presentar
- During the meeting, the manager presented the team with their targets for the next quarter.
- present evidence
Examples
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Because it seems like you took one of the ideas from my application, then you presented it as if it were your own.
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We're putting together a list of demands to present to that scuzzball, McCracken.
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- You present him with a challenge.
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Well, the prosecution was in a hurry to present his case.
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The prosecution presented no witnesses.
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I'm presenting new evidence that bears directly on my client's parole application.
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You've presented me with a singular opportunity.
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In so doing, Lomax enabled black musicians to present their own traditions to the listening audience.
Academic text (2013) -
She presented him with the evidence he needed to make his case.
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He presented his concerns about the project clearly and directly to the board.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
Say that someone did something wrong or illegal
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4.1
Face someone directly in an angry or challenging way to accuse them
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
7
7.6
A legal rule that allows stopping speech when it poses a serious, obvious threat to public safety
- Specialized
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3.3
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 Confrontational
Surface Forms
Etymology
Present meaning to confront someone with facts comes from Latin praesentare 'to place before'. So to present someone with evidence is to put those facts in front of them so they must face them.