present, n.
(presents)
freq. cnt. 21
(presents)
freq. cnt. 21
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 17
nowadays present
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 17
nowadays present
sample sentences
"that is enough for the present""he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"
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sample sentences
"his tie was a present from his wife"
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a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
<noun.communication>
present present tense
<noun.communication>
present present tense
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derivationally related form