Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 115
Present (a.) Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident. "A present recompense." "A present pardon." -- Shak.
An ambassador . . . desires a present audience. -- Massinger.
Present (a.) Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit. [R.]
Present (a.) 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.
Present (n.) Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present.
Past and present, wound in one. -- Tennyson.
Present (n.) pl. (Law) Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, " Know all men by these presents," that is, by the writing itself, " per has literas praesentes; " -- in this sense, rarely used in the singular.
Present (n.) (Gram.) A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense.
Presented (imp. & p. p.) of Present
Presenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Present
Present (v. t.) To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior.
Present (v. t.) To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.
Present (v. t.) To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.
Present (v. t.) To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.
Present (v. t.) Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts.
Present (v. t.) To present; to personate.
Present (v. t.) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
Present (v. t.) To nominate for support at a public school or other institution .
Present (v. t.) To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a memorial, petition, remonstrance, or indictment.
Present (v. t.) To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries.
Present (v. t.) To bring an indictment against .
Present (v. t.) To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of another.
Present (v. i.) (Med.) To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; -- said of a part of an infant during labor.
Present (n.) Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present.
Present (n.) (Mil.) The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present.
Presentable (a.) Capable or admitting of being presented; suitable to be exhibited, represented, or offered; fit to be brought forward or set forth; hence, fitted to be introduced to another, or to go into society; as, ideas that are presentable in simple language; she is not presentable in such a gown.
Presentable (a.) Admitting of the presentation of a clergiman; as, a church presentable.
Presentaneous (a.) Ready; quick; immediate in effect; as, presentaneous poison.
Presentation (n.) The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
Presentation (n.) exhibition; representation; display; appearance; semblance; show.
Presentation (n.) That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, as, the picture was a presentation.
Presentation (n.) The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of presenting a clergyman.
Presentation (n.) The particular position of the child during labor relatively to the passage though which it is to be brought forth; -- specifically designated by the part which first appears at the mouth of the uterus; as, a breech presentation.
Presentational (a.)上演的，演出的；表演的；（詞語等）表意的；顯示的，呈現的；【哲】【心】表象（主義）的 Of or relating to a presentation (especially in psychology or philosophy); "what Whitehead calls `perception in the presentational immediacy'".
Presentative (a.) (Eccl.) Having the right of presentation, or offering a clergyman to the bishop for institution; as, advowsons are presentative, collative, or donative. -- Blackstone.
Presentative (a.) Admitting the presentation of a clergyman; as, a presentative parsonage. -- Spelman.
Presentative (a.) (Metaph.) Capable of being directly known by, or presented to, the mind; intuitive; directly apprehensible, as objects; capable of apprehending, as faculties.
The latter term, presentative faculty, I use . . . in contrast and correlation to a "representative faculty." -- Sir W. Hamilton.
Presentee (v. t.) One to whom something is presented; also, one who is presented; specifically (Eccl.), one presented to benefice.
Presenter (n.) One who presents.
Presential (a.) Implying actual presence; present, immediate.
Presentiality (n.) State of being actually present.
Presentiate (v. t.) To make present.
Presentient (a.) Feeling or perceiving beforehand.
Presentific (a.) Making present.
Presentifical (a.) Presentific.
Presentiment (n.) Previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something unpleasant, distressing, or calamitous, about to happen; anticipation of evil; foreboding.
Presentimental (a.) Of nature of a presentiment; foreboding.
Presention (n.) See Presension.
Presentive (a.) Bringing a conception or notion directly before the mind; presenting an object to the memory of imagination; -- distinguished from symbolic.
Presently (adv.) 一會兒，不久；現在，目前 At present; at this time; now.
Presently (adv.) At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by.
Presently (adv.) With actual presence; actually.
Presently (adv.) In the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long" [syn: {soon}, {shortly}, {presently}, {before long}].
Presently (adv.) At this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut" [syn: {presently}, {currently}].
Presentment (n.) 陳述；上演；描寫 The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation.
Presentment (n.) Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition.
Presentment (n.) The notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them, as, the presentment of a nuisance, a libel, or the like; also, an inquisition of office and indictment by a grand jury; an official accusation presented to a tribunal by the grand jury in an indictment, or the act of offering an indictment; also, the indictment itself.
Presentment (n.) The official notice (formerly required to be given in court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate.
Presentment (n.) An accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative [syn: {presentment}, {notification}].
Presentment (n.) A document that must be accepted and paid by another person.
Presentment (n.) A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration" [syn: {presentation}, {presentment}, {demonstration}].
Presentness (n.) The quality or state of being present; presence.
Presentoir (n.) An ornamental tray, dish, or the like, used as a salver.
Preservable (a.) Capable of being preserved; admitting of preservation.
Preservation (n.) [U] 保護；維護；維持；保存，保留；保藏，防腐 The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, preservation of life, fruit, game, etc.; a picture in good preservation.
Give us particulars of thy preservation. -- Shak.
Preservation (n.) The activity of protecting something from loss or danger [syn: {preservation}, {saving}].
Preservation (n.) The condition of being (well or ill) preserved.
Preservation (n.) A process that saves organic substances from decay.
Preservation (n.) An occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change [syn: {conservation}, {preservation}].
Preservation (n.) Keeping safe from harm; avoiding injury. This term always presupposes a real or existing danger.
Preservation (n.) A jettison, which is always for the preservation of the remainder of the cargo, must therefore be made only when there is a real danger existing. See Average; Jettison.
Preservative (a.) 保護的；保存的；防腐的 Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc.
Preservative (n.) 保護劑；防腐劑 [C] [U] That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a presevative agent.
To wear tablets as preservatives against the plague. -- Bacon.
Preservative (a.) Tending or having the power to preserve; "timbers should be treated with a preservative substance".
Preservative (n.) A chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition.
Preservatory (a.) Preservative. -- Bp. Hall.
Preservatory (n.) A preservative. [Obs.] -- Whitlock.
Preservatory (n.) A room, or apparatus, in which perishable things, as fruit, vegetables, etc., can be preserved without decay.
Preservatories (n. pl. ) of Preservatory
Preservatory (n.) A preservative.
Preservatory (n.) A room, or apparatus, in which perishable things, as fruit, vegetables, etc., can be preserved without decay.
Preserved (imp. & p. p.) of Preserve
Preserving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Preserve
Preserve (v. t.) 保存，保藏；防腐 [（+from）]；保護；維護；維持；醃（肉等）；把……做成蜜餞（或果醬）；把……製成罐頭食品 [（+in）] To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
Preserve (v. t.) To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to preserve peaches or grapes.
Preserve (v. t.) To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence.
Preserve (v. i.) To make preserves.
Preserve (v. i.) To protect game for purposes of sport.
Preserve (n.) 蜜餞；果醬 [P1] [U]；（動植物）保護區；禁獵區 [C]；包攬的事物 [C] That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; -- commonly in the plural.
Preserve (n.) A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for purposes of sport, or for food.
Preserver (n.) [C] 保護人；保存人；保護物；保護劑；救生用具（如救生衣等） One who makes preserves of fruit.
Game preserver. See under Game.
Preserver (n.) A skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture [syn: refinisher,
renovator, restorer, preserver].
Preserver (n.) A cook who preserves fruits or meat.
Preserver (n.) Someone who keeps safe from harm or danger.
Preserver (n.) Rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning [syn: life preserver, preserver, flotation device].
Preshow (v. t.) To foreshow.
Presided (imp. & p. p.) of Preside
Presiding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Preside
Preside (v. i.) 擔任會議主席，主持 [（+at/ over）]；管轄；指揮[（+over）]；領奏，主奏 [（+at）] To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director, etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer; as, to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the senate.
Preside (v. i.) To exercise superintendence; to watch over.
Some o'er the public magazines preside. --Dryden.
Preside (v.) Act as president; "preside over companies and corporations".
Preside (v.) To guide the action of a deliberative body to a desirable result. In Journalese, to perform upon a musical instrument; as, "He presided at the piccolo."
The Headliner, holding the copy in hand, Read with a solemn face: "The music was very uncommonly grand -- The best that was every provided, For our townsman Brown presided At the organ with skill and grace." The Headliner discontinued to read, And, spread the paper down On the desk, he dashed in at the top of the screed: "Great playing by President Brown." Orpheus Bowen
Presidence (n.) See Presidency. [Obs.]
Presidencies (n. pl. ) of Presidency
Presidency (n.) The function or condition of one who presides; superintendence; control and care.
Presidency (n.) The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the presidency.
Presidency (n.) The term during which a president holds his office; as, during the presidency of Madison.
Presidency (n.) One of the three great divisions of British India, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which its governor was president.
Presidency (n.) The tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" [syn: presidency, presidential term, administration].
Presidency (n.) The office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" [syn: presidency, presidentship].
Presidency (n.) The greased pig in the field game of American politics.
President (n.) Precedent. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
President (a.) Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding. [R.]
His angels president In every province. -- Milton.
President (n.) One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding officer, as of a legislative body. Specifically:
President (n.) The chief officer of a corporation, company, institution, society, or the like.
President (n.) The chief executive officer of the government in certain republics; as, the president of the United States.
President (n.) A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius. [Obs.]
Just Apollo, president of verse. -- Waller.
President (n.) An executive officer of a firm or corporation
President (n.) The person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning" [syn: {President of the United States}, {United States President}, {President}, {Chief Executive}].
President (n.) The chief executive of a republic.
President (n.) The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: {president}, {chairman}, {chairwoman}, {chair}, {chairperson}].
President (n.) The head administrative officer of a college or university [syn: {president}, {prexy}].
President (n.) The office of the United States head of state; "a President is elected every four years" [syn: {President of the United States}, {President}, {Chief Executive}].
President (n.) The leading figure in a small group of men of whom -- and of whom only -- it is positively known that immense numbers of their countrymen did not want any of them for President.
If that's an honor surely 'tis a greater To have been a simple and undamned spectator. Behold in me a man of mark and note Whom no elector e'er denied a vote! -- An undiscredited, unhooted gent Who might, for all we know, be President By acclimation. Cheer, ye varlets, cheer -- I'm passing with a wide and open ear! Jonathan Fomry
Presidential (a.) [Z] [B] 總統的；總統選舉的；總統制的；總裁的；大學校長的；會長的 Presiding or watching over. "Presidential angels." -- Glanvill.
Presidential (a.) Of or pertaining to a president; as, the presidential chair; a presidential election.
Presidential (a.) Relating to a president or presidency; "presidential aides"; "presidential veto".
Presidential (a.) Befitting a president; "criticized the candidate for not looking presidential" [ant: {unpresidential}].
Presidentship (n.) The office and dignity of president; presidency.
Presider (n.) One who presides.
Presidial (a.) Alt. of Presidiary
Presidiary (a.) Of or pertaining to a garrison; having a garrison.
Presidary (n.) A guard.
Presiding () a. & n. from Preside.
Presidio (n.) A place of defense; a fortress; a garrison; a fortress; a garrison or guardhouse.