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present v. [
show, demo, exhibit, demonstrate] give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
. wn #2
present v. [
represent, lay out] bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
. wn #3
present n. [
nowadays] the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"
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present v. [
stage, represent] perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage 'Othello'"
. wn #5
present v. [
submit] hand over formally
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