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present
noun
a
gift
that
you
give
someone
to
celebrate
,
thank
,
or
help
them
•
I
wrapped
a
colorful
present
for
my
sister
’
s
birthday
.
I
wrapped
a
colorful
present
for
my
sister
’
s
birthday
.
•
They
brought
a
small
present
to
say
thank
you
for
dinner
.
They
brought
a
small
present
to
say
thank
you
for
dinner
.
From
Anglo-French
‘
present
’
meaning
‘
thing
offered
’.
noun
a
gift
you
give
to
someone
•
Liam
wrapped
a
colorful
present
for
his
friend's
birthday
.
Liam
wrapped
a
colorful
present
for
his
friend's
birthday
.
•
Under
the
Christmas
tree
,
dozens
of
shiny
presents
waited
to
be
opened
.
Under
the
Christmas
tree
,
dozens
of
shiny
presents
waited
to
be
opened
.
noun
a
gift
that
you
give
to
someone
•
Nora
wrapped
the
birthday
present
in
bright
red
paper
.
Nora
wrapped
the
birthday
present
in
bright
red
paper
.
•
He
bought
a
small
present
for
his
teacher
at
the
end
of
term
.
He
bought
a
small
present
for
his
teacher
at
the
end
of
term
.
verb
-
present
,
presenting
,
presents
,
presented
to
give
or
hand
something
to
someone
in
a
formal
or
official
way
•
The
mayor
will
present
the
medal
to
the
firefighter
.
The
mayor
will
present
the
medal
to
the
firefighter
.
•
Winners
are
asked
to
stand
on
stage
while
sponsors
present
the
checks
.
Winners
are
asked
to
stand
on
stage
while
sponsors
present
the
checks
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
‘
praesentare
’
meaning
‘
place
before
’.
verb
to
give
something
to
someone
,
especially
in
a
formal
or
ceremonial
way
•
The
mayor
will
present
the
award
to
the
winning
team
tonight
.
The
mayor
will
present
the
award
to
the
winning
team
tonight
.
•
They
presented
him
with
a
plaque
for
his
years
of
service
.
They
presented
him
with
a
plaque
for
his
years
of
service
.
verb
to
show
,
introduce
,
or
make
something
known
to
an
audience
•
She
will
present
her
research
findings
at
the
conference
.
She
will
present
her
research
findings
at
the
conference
.
•
The
architect
presented
the
new
design
to
the
city
council
.
The
architect
presented
the
new
design
to
the
city
council
.
verb
-
present
,
presenting
,
presents
,
presented
to
introduce
someone
or
something
to
an
audience
•
Let
me
present
our
guest
speaker
,
Dr
.
Lee
.
Let
me
present
our
guest
speaker
,
Dr
.
Lee
.
•
The
museum
will
present
a
new
exhibition
next
month
.
The
museum
will
present
a
new
exhibition
next
month
.
Extended
sense
of
‘
present
’
meaning
‘
set
before
an
audience
’.
verb
-
present
,
presenting
,
presents
,
presented
to
show
or
display
something
for
others
to
see
or
consider
•
Researchers
will
present
their
findings
at
the
conference
.
Researchers
will
present
their
findings
at
the
conference
.
•
The
data
are
presented
in
the
chart
on
page
12
.
The
data
are
presented
in
the
chart
on
page
12
.
From
Latin
‘
praesentare
’,
sense
‘
show
publicly
’.
verb
to
officially
give
or
hand
something
to
someone
•
The
mayor
presented
the
keys
of
the
city
to
the
winning
team
.
The
mayor
presented
the
keys
of
the
city
to
the
winning
team
.
•
During
the
ceremony
,
she
will
present
the
award
to
the
scientist
.
During
the
ceremony
,
she
will
present
the
award
to
the
scientist
.
verb
to
show
,
describe
,
or
perform
something
to
an
audience
•
Tomorrow
I
will
present
my
project
to
the
class
.
Tomorrow
I
will
present
my
project
to
the
class
.
•
The
news
anchor
presents
the
evening
bulletin
at
seven
o'clock
.
The
news
anchor
presents
the
evening
bulletin
at
seven
o'clock
.
represent
verb
to
act
or
speak
officially
for
another
person
,
group
,
or
country
•
The
lawyer
will
represent
the
company
in
court
tomorrow
.
The
lawyer
will
represent
the
company
in
court
tomorrow
.
•
We
chose
Maria
to
represent
our
class
at
the
student
council
meeting
.
We
chose
Maria
to
represent
our
class
at
the
student
council
meeting
.
From
Middle
English
representen
,
from
Old
French
représenter
,
from
Latin
repraesentāre
“
to
place
before
,
show
,
exhibit
”.
verb
to
be
a
symbol
or
sign
of
something
;
to
stand
for
•
In
many
cultures
,
white
doves
represent
peace
.
In
many
cultures
,
white
doves
represent
peace
.
•
On
maps
,
a
blue
line
usually
represents
a
river
.
On
maps
,
a
blue
line
usually
represents
a
river
.
verb
to
show
or
portray
something
in
a
picture
,
description
,
model
,
or
performance
•
The
painting
represents
a
calm
evening
by
the
sea
.
The
painting
represents
a
calm
evening
by
the
sea
.
•
This
3-D
model
represents
the
new
city
hall
design
.
This
3-D
model
represents
the
new
city
hall
design
.
verb
to
amount
to
or
be
the
same
as
something
;
to
constitute
•
Women
represent
60
percent
of
the
company
’
s
workforce
.
Women
represent
60
percent
of
the
company
’
s
workforce
.
•
This
figure
represents
a
major
step
forward
for
our
research
.
This
figure
represents
a
major
step
forward
for
our
research
.