Present ˈpreznt People I Adjective Satisfied Situation Study

• i am not satisfied with the present situation.
• the present study has two main aims.
• the present owner of the house
• a list of all club members, past and present

present

1. existing or happening now
• SEE ALSO present day
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/the-present-day
• I am not satisfied with the present situation.
• The present study has two main aims.
• the present owner of the house
• a list of all club members, past and present
• We do not have any more information at the present time.
• A few brief comments are sufficient for present purposes.
• You can’t use it in its present condition.
2. being in a particular place
• OPPOSITE absent
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/absent_2
• I wasn’t present when the doctor examined him.
• The mistake was obvious to all those present.
• There were 200 people present at the meeting.
• Most fathers wish to be present at the birth of their child.
• Simply to be physically present was all that was required.
3. existing in a particular place or thing
• OPPOSITE absent
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/absent_2
• The threat of force was always present.
• the ever present risk of pollution
• Levels of pollution present in the atmosphere are increasing.
• Analysis showed that traces of arsenic were present in the body.
4. used to say that all the things or people who should be there are now there
5. used after being rude or critical about somebody to say that the people you are talking to are not included in the criticism
• The people in this office are so narrow-minded, present company excepted, of course.

Word Origin

• adjective Middle English: via Old French from Latin praesent- ‘being at hand’, present participle of praeesse, from prae ‘before’ + esse ‘be’.