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English Dictionary: present tense	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for present tense
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
present tense n a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking Synonym(s): present, present tense
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Present \Pres"ent\, a. [F. pr[82]sent, L. praesens,-entis, that is before one, in sight or at hand, p. p. of praeesse to be before; prae before + esse to be. See {Essence}.] 1. Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. --John xiv. 25. 2. Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance. I'll bring thee to the present business --Shak. 3. Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident. [bd]A present recompense.[b8] [bd]A present pardon.[b8] --Shak. An ambassador . . . desires a present audience. --Massinger. 4. Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit. [R.] 5. Favorably attentive; propitious. [Archaic] To find a god so present to my prayer. --Dryden. {Present tense} (Gram.), the tense or form of a verb which expresses action or being in the present time; as, I am writing, I write, or I do write.