present
adjective/ˈpreznt/
Слово англійською: present
Переклад present українською: тепе́рішній (час), прису́тній де, суча́сність, по́ки що, ще (на да́ний моме́нт)
Детальний опис
- [only before noun] existing or happening now
- I am not satisfied with the present situation.
- The present study has two main aims.
- the present owner of the house
- a list of all club members, past and present
- We do not have any more information at the present time.
- A few brief comments are sufficient for present purposes.
- You can’t use it in its present condition.
Which Word? actual / current / presentactual / current / presentsee also present day- Actual does not mean current or present. It means ‘real’ or ‘exact’, and is often used in contrast with something that is not seen as real or exact:
- I need the actual figures, not an estimate.
- Present means ‘existing or happening now’:
- How long have you been in your present job?
- Current also means ‘existing or happening now’, but can suggest that the situation is temporary:
- The factory cannot continue its current level of production.
- Actually does not mean ‘at the present time’. Use currently, at present or at the moment instead.
- [not before noun] (of a person) being in a particular place
- I wasn’t present when the doctor examined him.
- The mistake was obvious to all those present.
- present at something There were 200 people present at the meeting.
- Most fathers wish to be present at the birth of their child.
- Simply to be physically present was all that was required.
- [not before noun] (of a thing or a substance) existing in a particular place or thing
- The threat of force was always present.
- the ever present risk of pollution
- present in something Levels of pollution present in the atmosphere are increasing.
- Analysis showed that traces of arsenic were present in the body.
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- extract
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- intimate
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- object
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- present
- protest
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- refuse
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Word Originadjective Middle English: via Old French from Latin praesent- ‘being at hand’, present participle of praeesse, from prae ‘before’ + esse ‘be’.
Idioms
all present and correct (British English)
(North American English all present and accounted for)
- used to say that all the things or people who should be there are now there
present company excepted
- (informal) used after being rude or critical about somebody to say that the people you are talking to are not included in the criticism
- The people in this office are so narrow-minded, present company excepted, of course.