present

English

/ˈpɹɛzənt/, /pɹɪˈzɛnt/, /pɹəˈzɛnt/

adj
Definitions
  • Relating to now, for the time being; current.
  • Located in the immediate vicinity.
  • (obsolete) Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.
  • (obsolete) Not delayed; immediate; instant.
  • (dated) Ready; quick in emergency.
  • (obsolete) Favorably attentive; propitious.
  • Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
  • Attentive; alert; focused.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English present borrowed from Old French present derived from Latin praesent-, praesens, prae- (before, in front, in front of, pre-).

Origin

Latin

prae-

Gloss

before, in front, in front of, pre-

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