definition of
present

[1] #1 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] #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] #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". wn

[4] #4 present v. [stage, represent] perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage 'Othello'". wn

[5] #5 present v. [submit] hand over formally. wn