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- [prez-uh nt]
- /ˈprɛz ənt/
- /ˈprez.ənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prez-uh nt]
- /ˈprɛz ənt/
Definitions of presents word
- adjective presents being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country. 1
- adjective presents at this time; at hand; immediate: articles for present use. 1
- adjective presents Grammar. noting an action or state occurring at the moment of speaking or writing: Knows is a present form in He knows that. noting or pertaining to a tense or other verb formation with such meaning. 1
- adjective presents being with one or others or in the specified or understood place: to be present at the wedding. 1
- adjective presents being here: Is everyone present? 1
- adjective presents existing or occurring in a place, thing, combination, or the like: Carbon is present in many minerals. 1
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Origin of presents
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English < Old French < Latin praesent- (stem of praesēns) present participle of praeësse to be present, before others, i.e., to preside, be in charge; (noun) Middle English: presence, spatial or temporal present; partly derivative of the adj., partly < Old French. See pre-, is, -ent
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Parts of speech for Presents
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
presents popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
presents usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for presents
verb presents
noun presents
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- douceurs — Plural form of douceur.
- dowries — Plural form of dowry.
- fairings — Plural form of fairing.
- feedbags — Plural form of feedbag.
Antonyms for presents
adjective presents
- antecedents — ancestry
- backs — a large tub, vat, or cistern used by dyers, brewers, distillers, etc., to hold liquids.
- dinosaurs — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- exes — Plural form of ex.
- formers — Plural form of former.
verb presents
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- demands — Plural form of demand.
- duns — Plural form of dun.
noun presents
- histories — the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
Top questions with presents
- how to wrap presents?
- how to wrap christmas presents?
- which class of mhc proteins presents exogenous antigens?
- why do we give presents on christmas?
- how to wrap presents with ribbon?
- how to draw a christmas tree with presents?
- how do you spell presents?
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