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Meaning of present(a) in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Qualitative Adjective

    present(a)

    Definitions

    1. temporal sense

    Examples

    • « intermediate between past and future »
    • « now existing or happening or in consideration »
    • « the present leader »
    • « articles for present use »
    • « the present topic »
    • « the present system »
    • « present observations »

    Synonyms

    • existing
    • immediate
    • instant
    • inst
    • latter-day

    Antonyms

    • future
    • past

Famous quotes

  • « If we are to better the future we must disturb the present. »
    Catherine Booth
  • « The future is made of the same stuff as the present. »
    Simone Weil
  • « The perennial conviction that those who work hard and play by the rules will be rewarded with a more comfortable present and a stronger future for their children faces assault from just about every direction. That great enemy of democratic capitalism, economic inequality, is real and growing. »
    Jon Meacham
  • « The flesh endures the storms of the present alone the mind, those of the past and future as well as the present. Gluttony is a lust of the mind. »
    Thomas Hobbes
  • « My Christmas present to myself each year is to see how much air travel can open up the world and take me to places as far from sheltered California and Japan as possible. »
    Pico Iyer

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