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“A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. […]”

(military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
1. to present an envoy to the king

VT To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.

VT (now rare) To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court.

VT To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.

VT To put on, stage (a play etc.).

VT (military) To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.

(reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.

VI (medicine) To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.

VI (medicine) To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.

VI (with "as") To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).

At that time, Elbe was presenting as a man.
I was presenting as a boy / a girl / a man / a woman / (a) male / (a) female / masculine / feminine

VT To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).

VT To give a gift or presentation to (someone).

She was presented with an honorary degree for her services to entertainment.

VT To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow.

VT To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.

VT To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.

Adjectif

Relating to now, for the time being; current.
1. The barbaric practice continues to the present day.

Is there a doctor present? Several people were present when the event took place. ‎

OBS Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.

Plus d'exemples

Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
- I had buying you a present in mind when I went to the store.
- The shell presents a representative nacroprismatic microstructure, with columnar calcitic prisms in the upper and nacreous layer in the lower.
- Stressing American ideals, seven San Diego City high schools last spring presented a series of weekly radio dramas based on the lives of Great Americans.
Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
- I ticked off Harry today because he announced he was present.
- At the base of sequence 7 (Fig 2 ), a thin clast-supported intraformational conglomerate is present.
- The King settled to prorogue Parliament until the Christmas holidays, and to do nothing else for the present.

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