present
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Is present a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (obsolete) Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.Examples: "Amongſt this number of Cordials and Alteratiues, J doe not find a more preſent remedy, then a cup of wine, or ſtrong drinke, and if it be ſoberly and opportunely vſed."Synonyms: presentaneous
2. (obsolete) Not delayed; immediate; instant.Examples: "Sign me a present pardon for my brother,"; "An ambassador[…]desires a present audience."Synonyms: instantaneous
3. (dated) Ready; quick in emergency.Examples: "a present wit"
4. (obsolete) Favorably attentive; propitious.Examples: "to find a god so present to my prayer"
5. (politics) Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)
noun (English)
1. (grammar) The present tense.
noun (English)
1. (military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.Examples: "The platoon stands at present."; "He was at present near the headquarters gates."
2. (colloquial, euphemistic, endearing) poo; fecesExamples: "I think our toddler's just left us a little present in his diaper..."; "She has to deal with her cats' presents in the litterboxes on a daily basis, and she doesn't mind one bit."
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
2. (transitive) To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
3. (transitive, now rare) To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court.Examples: "In the diocese of Gloucester in 1548 two inhabitants of Slimbridge were presented for saying that holy oil was ‘of no virtue but meet to grease sheep’."
4. (reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.Examples: "Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the lord."
5. (transitive) To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.Examples: "So ladies in romance assist their knight, / Present the spear, and arm him for the fight."; "Note: The offensive team must present a legal formation both before and after a shift."
6. (transitive) To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.Examples: "I do begin to realize that the matter must be presented in such a way as may interest the reader."; "Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control."
Definition source: Wiktionary