present
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
How often you will meet it
Rank 342 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 59,557 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.028% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience also: show, demo, exhibit, demonstrate She shows her dogs frequentlyWe will demo the new software in Washington
- bring forward and present to the mind also: represent, lay out We presented the arguments to himWe cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason
- perform (a play), especially on a stage also: stage, represent we are going to stage `Othello'
- hand over formally also: submit
- introduce also: pose This poses an interesting question
- give, especially as an honor or reward also: award bestow honors and prizes at graduation
present in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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If he questions you, you'd better say nothing for the present.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The pirates were bad enough, but they didn't have all the vices of the present day.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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A few evenings later I had a second time the advantage of being present at a first night's performance.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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These moments Phanes made use of for putting various questions on important points to the nobles who were present.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1