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historical present

his·tor·i·cal pres·ent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hi-stawr-i-kuh l, -stor- prez-uh nt]
    • /hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr- ˈprɛz ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hi-stawr-i-kuh l, -stor- prez-uh nt]
    • /hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr- ˈprɛz ənt/

Definitions of historical present words

  • noun historical present the present tense used in narrating a past event as if happening at the time of narration. 1
  • noun historical present the present tense used to narrate past events, usually employed in English for special effect or in informal use, as in a week ago I'm walking down the street and I see this accident 0
  • noun historical present the present tense used for the narration of past events 0
See all 3 definitions of historical present

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Origin of historical present

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Historical present

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Historical present

historical present popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

historical present usage trend in Literature

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