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- pronunciation:
- pre
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
When we talk about the present, we are talking about time. We are talking about the time that is now. We are not talking about yesterday or tomorrow, or last year or next year. The present is between the past and the future.
The movie showed ways to protect some animals in the present so there will be more of them in the future.The present is a happy time for Sonia's grandfather. His life was very hard in the past.- antonyms:
- past
- similar words:
- now, today
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
Your present teacher is the teacher that you have now. Your present home is the home that you have now. When something is present, it is what exists at this time.
The building that is the present library in our town used to be a school.- synonyms:
- current
- antonyms:
- past
- similar words:
- modern
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| definition 2: |
When you are present, it means that you are in a certain place. You are not absent. If you are sick at home on a school day, then you are not present in your class at school.
Twenty-two students were present in Jen's class today. Only Nathan was absent.Mr. Brown's boss asked him why he was not present at the meeting last week.- antonyms:
- absent, gone
- similar words:
- attending, here
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| definition 3: |
In grammar, when we say that a verb is in the present tense, we mean that the verb describes something that is happening now. "Is," "am," "walks," and "throws" are examples of verbs in the present tense. These are different from words like "was," "walked," and "threw" because these describe something happening in the past.
In the sentence "Ben lives next door," the verb "lives" is in the present tense. |
| contrasting words: |
future, past |
| derivation: |
presentness (n.) |
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