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[4] bestow, contribute, donate, give—more at GIVE

3present adjective 1 : now existing or in progress <~ conditions>

2 : being in view or at hand <~ at the meeting>

3 : under consideration

4 : of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense that expresses present time or the time of speaking

Synonyms

current, extant, ongoing; also contemporary, mod, modern, new, newfangled, new-fashioned, now, recent, red-hot, space-age, ultramodern, up-to-date; being, breathing, existing, living

Antonyms

ago, past; future

4present noun 1 plural : the present legal document

2 : the present tense; also : a verb form in it

3 : the present time

Synonyms

moment, now, today; also phase, stage, state; tonight, tomorrow

Antonyms

past; future

pre·sen·ta·tion noun 1 : the act of presenting

2 : something presented

pres·ent–day adjective : now existing or occurring : CURRENT

pre·sen·ti·ment noun : a feeling that something is about to happen : PREMONITION

Synonyms

foreboding, premonition, presage—more at PREMONITION

pres·ent·ly adverb 1 : in the near future : SOON

2 : at the present time : NOW

Synonyms

[1] anon, momentarily, shortly, soon—more at SHORTLY

[2] anymore, now, nowadays, right now, today—more at NOW

present participle noun : a participle that typically expresses present action and that in English is formed with the suffix -ing and is used in the formation of the progressive tenses

pres·er·va·tion noun : the act of preserving or the state of being preserved

Synonyms

conservation, maintenance, upkeep—more at MAINTENANCE

1preserve verb pre·served; pre·serv·ing 1 : to keep safe : GUARD, PROTECT

2 : to keep from decaying; especially : to process food (as by canning or pickling) to prevent spoilage

3 : MAINTAIN <~ silence>

4 : to keep alive, intact, in existence, or from decay

— pre·ser·va·tive adjective or noun

— pre·serv·er noun

Synonyms

conserve, keep up, maintain, save—more at MAINTAIN

2preserve noun 1 : preserved fruit — often used in pl.

2 : an area for the protection of natural resources (as animals)

pre·set verb -set; -set·ting : to set beforehand

pre·shrink verb -shrank ; -shrunk ; -shrink·ing : to shrink (as a fabric) before making into a garment

pre·side verb pre·sid·ed; pre·sid·ing [ORIGIN: L praesidēre to guard, preside over, fr. prae in front of + sedēre to sit]

1 : to exercise guidance or control

2 : to occupy the place of authority; especially : to act as chairman

Synonyms

usually preside over boss, captain, command, control, govern, rule—more at GOVERN

pres·i·dent noun 1 : one chosen to preside <~ of the assembly>

2 : the chief officer of an organization (as a corporation or society)

3 : an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive; also : a chief of state often with only minimal political powers

— pres·i·den·cy noun

— pres·i·den·tial adjective

Synonyms

chair, chairman, moderator, speaker

pre·si·dio noun, plural -di·os [ORIGIN: Sp]

: a military post or fortified settlement in an area currently or orig. under Spanish control

pre·sid·i·um noun, plural -ia or -iums [ORIGIN: Russ prezidium, fr. L praesidium garrison]

: a permanent executive committee that acts for a larger body in a Communist country

1presoak verb : to soak beforehand

2presoak noun 1 : an instance of presoaking

2 : a preparation used in presoaking clothes

pre·sort verb : to sort (mail) by zip code usu. before delivery to a post office

1press noun 1 : a crowd or crowded condition : THRONG

2 : a machine for exerting pressure

3 : CLOSET, CUPBOARD

4 : PRESSURE

5 : the properly creased condition of a freshly pressed garment

6 : PRINTING PRESS; also : the act or the process of printing

7 : a printing or publishing establishment

8 : the media (as newspapers and magazines) of public news and comment; also : persons (as reporters) employed in these media

9 : comment in newspapers and periodicals

Synonyms

army, crowd, crush, drove, flock,