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present
English
Alternative forms
- præsent (archaic or pedantic)
- (abbreviation, grammar): ps.
Pronunciation
- (adjective, noun)
- enPR: pr?z??nt, IPA(key): /?p??z?nt/
- Hyphenation: pres?ent
- Rhymes: -?z?nt
- (verb)
- enPR: pr?z?nt', IPA(key): /p???z?nt/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /p???z?nt/
- ,
- Rhymes: -?nt
Etymology 1
From Middle English present, from Old French present, from Latin praesent-, praesens present participle of praeesse (“to be present”), from Latin prae- (“pre-”) + esse (“to be”).
Adjective
present (comparative more present, superlative most present)
- Relating to now, for the time being; current.
- Up to the present day.
- Located in the immediate vicinity.
- (obsolete) Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting. [16th-18th c.]
- Among?t this number of Cordials and Alteratiues, J doe not find a more pre?ent remedy, then a cup of wine, or ?trong drinke, and if it be ?oberly and opportunely v?ed.
- (obsolete) Not delayed; immediate; instant.
- 1636, Philip Massinger, The Bashful Lover
- An ambassador […] desires a present audience.
- 1636, Philip Massinger, The Bashful Lover
- (dated) Ready; quick in emergency.
- (obsolete) Favorably attentive; propitious.
- to find a god so present to my prayer
- Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
- Attentive; alert; focused.
Synonyms
- (relating to now): current; see also Thesaurus:present
- (in vicinity): close, nearby; see also Thesaurus:near
- (having an immediate effect): presentaneous
- (not delayed): instantaneous; see also Thesaurus:instantaneous
- (attentive): audient, heedful, reckful
Antonyms
- (relating to now): future, past
- (in vicinity): absent
- (having an immediate effect): slow-acting
- (not delayed): delayed; see also Thesaurus:delayed
- (attentive): distracted, inattentive
Derived terms
Related terms
- presence
Translations
Noun
present (plural presents)
- The current moment or period of time.
- The present tense.
Synonyms
- (current time): now; see also Thesaurus:the present
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English presenten, from Old French presenter, from Latin praesent?re (“to show”), from praesent-, praesens, present participle of praeesse (“be in front of”).
Noun
present (plural presents)
- A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.
- (military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????? (purezento)
Translations
Verb
present (third-person singular simple present presents, present participle presenting, simple past and past participle presented)
- To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally. [from 14th c.]
- to present an envoy to the king
- (transitive) To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive, now rare) To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court. [from 14th c.]
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, page 71:
- In the diocese of Gloucester in 1548 two inhabitants of Slimbridge were presented for saying that holy oil was ‘of no virtue but meet to grease sheep’.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, page 71:
- (reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit. [from 14th c.]
- 2020, NFL rule 7 section 4 article 7[1]:
- Note: The offensive team must present a legal formation both before and after a shift.
- 2020, NFL rule 7 section 4 article 7[1]:
- (transitive) To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration. [from 14th c.]
- 1927, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes:
- I do begin to realize that the matter must be presented in such a way as may interest the reader.
- 1927, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes:
- (transitive) To put on, stage (a play etc.). [from 16th c.]
- The theater is proud to present the Fearless Fliers.
- (transitive, military) To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire. [from 16th c.]
- (reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind. [from 16th c.]
- Well, one idea does present itself.
- (intransitive, medicine) To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom. [from 19th c.]
- The patient presented with insomnia.
- (intransitive, medicine) To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth. [from 18th c.]
- (intransitive, with "as") To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
- At that time, Elbe was presenting as a man.
- (transitive) To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.). [from 20th c.]
- Anne Robinson presents "The Weakest Link".
- (transitive) To give a gift or presentation to (someone). [from 14th c.]
- She was presented with an honorary degree for her services to entertainment.
- (transitive) To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow. [from 14th c.]
- 1801, William Cowper, The Vicissitudes Experienced in the Christian Life
- My last, least offering, I present thee now.
- 1801, William Cowper, The Vicissitudes Experienced in the Christian Life
- (transitive) To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer. [from 14th c.]
- I presented my compliments to Lady Featherstoneshaw.
- (transitive) To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid. [from 15th c.]
- (intransitive, zoology) To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour. [from 20th c.]
Derived terms
- present arms
Translations
Further reading
- present in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- present in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- present at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Serpent, penster, repents, respent, serpent
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin praesens, attested from the 13th century.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /p???zent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /p???zen/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /p?e?zent/
Noun
present m (plural presents)
- present (current moment or period of time)
- (grammar) present (grammatical tense)
Adjective
present (masculine and feminine plural presents)
- present (at a given location)
Derived terms
- tenir present
References
Further reading
- “present” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “present” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “present” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
From French présent, from présenter (“to present”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pr?san?/, [p?????s??]
Noun
present c (singular definite presenten, plural indefinite presenter)
- (dated) present, gift
- Synonym: gave
Inflection
Ladin
Alternative forms
- prejent, presënt
Adjective
present m (feminine singular presenta, masculine plural presenc, feminine plural presentes)
- present
Middle French
Noun
present m (plural presens)
- gift; present
- 1417, La disputation de l'Asne contre frere Anselme Turmeda [3]
- Un iour qu'il alloit par ladite cité & passant p[ar] la rue de la mer, veit une guenon dedans un panier & l'acheta pour en faire un present audit conte d'Armignac son parent, pource que en France i'a pas beaucoup de telz animaux.
- One day as he was walking through said city and passing through la Rue de Mer, he saw an Old World monkey in a basket and bought it to give it as a present to the Count of Armignac, his father, because there are not many animals like this one in France.
- Un iour qu'il alloit par ladite cité & passant p[ar] la rue de la mer, veit une guenon dedans un panier & l'acheta pour en faire un present audit conte d'Armignac son parent, pource que en France i'a pas beaucoup de telz animaux.
- 1417, La disputation de l'Asne contre frere Anselme Turmeda [3]
- (grammar) present (tense)
Old French
Noun
present m (oblique plural presenz or presentz, nominative singular presenz or presentz, nominative plural present)
- gift; present
- (grammar) present (tense)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pre?sent/
Noun
present c
- gift, present
Declension
Synonyms
- gåva, klapp
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fee
English
Etymology
From Middle English fee, fe, feh, feoh, from Old English feoh (“cattle, property, wealth, money, payment, tribute, fee”) with contamination from Old French fieu, fief (from Medieval Latin fevum, a variant of feudum (see feud), from Frankish *fehu (“cattle, livestock”); whence English fief), both from Proto-Germanic *fehu (“cattle, sheep, livestock, owndom”), from Proto-Indo-European *pe?u- (“livestock”). Cognate with Old High German fihu (“cattle, neat”), Scots fe, fie (“cattle, sheep, livestock, deer, goods, property, wealth, money, wages”), West Frisian fee (“livestock”), Dutch vee (“cattle, livestock”), Low German Veeh (“cattle, livestock, property”), Veh, German Vieh (“cattle, livestock”), Danish fæ (“cattle, beast, dolt”), Swedish fä (“beast, cattle, dolt”), Norwegian fe (“cattle”), Icelandic fé (“livestock, assets, money”), Latin pec? (“cattle”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: f? IPA(key): /fi?/
- Rhymes: -i?
- Homophone: fi
Noun
fee (plural fees)
- (feudal law) A right to the use of a superior's land, as a stipend for services to be performed; also, the land so held; a fief.
- (law) An inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of the performing of certain services.
- (law) An estate of inheritance in land, either absolute and without limitation to any particular class of heirs (fee simple) or limited to a particular class of heirs (fee tail).
- (obsolete) Property; owndom; estate.
- 1844, The Heritage, by James Russell Lowell
- What doth the poor man's son inherit? / Stout muscles and a sinewy heart, / A hardy frame, a hardier spirit; / King of two hands, he does his part / In every useful toil and art; / A heritage, it seems to me, / A king might wish to hold in fee.
- 1915, W.S. Maugham, "Of Human Bondage", chapter 121:
- Cronshaw had told him that the facts of life mattered nothing to him who by the power of fancy held in fee the twin realms of space and time.
- 1844, The Heritage, by James Russell Lowell
- (obsolete) Money paid or bestowed; payment; emolument.
- (obsolete) A prize or reward. Only used in the set phrase "A finder's fee" in Modern English.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.10:
- For though sweet love to conquer glorious bee, / Yet is the paine thereof much greater than the fee.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.10:
- A monetary payment charged for professional services.
Derived terms
- base fee
- conditional fee
- fee splitting
- great fee
- handling fee
Related terms
- feoffee
- fief
Translations
Verb
fee (third-person singular simple present fees, present participle feeing, simple past and past participle feed)
- To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe.
- 1693, John Dryden, “The Third Satire of Aulus Persius Flaccus”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis:
- In vain for Hellebore the patient cries / And fees the doctor; but too late is wise
- There's not a one of them but in his house I keep a servant feed.
- 1847, Herman Melville, Omoo
- We departed the grounds without seeing Marbonna; and previous to vaulting over the picket, feed our pretty guide, after a fashion of our own.
- 1693, John Dryden, “The Third Satire of Aulus Persius Flaccus”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis:
See also
- fee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- EFE, eef
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch fee.
Noun
fee (plural feë, diminutive feetjie)
- fairy, pixie
Related terms
- feeagtig
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French fée, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French fae, from Latin f?ta, from f?tum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fe?/
- Hyphenation: fee
- Rhymes: -e?
Noun
fee f (plural feeën, diminutive feetje n)
- (folklore) fairy
Derived terms
- feeachtig
- feeërie
- feeëriek
- toverfee
Descendants
- Afrikaans: fee
- ? West Frisian: fee
Luxembourgish
Verb
fee
- second-person singular imperative of feeën
Manx
Etymology 1
From Old Irish figid, from Proto-Celtic *wegyeti (“to weave, compose”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to spin, weave”). Cognate with Irish figh.
Verb
fee
- to weave, knit
- to plait, braid
- to interlace, intertwine
- to mat
Noun
fee m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- verbal noun of fee
Etymology 2
Noun
fee m
- genitive singular of feeagh
- plural of feeagh
Mutation
Middle English
Noun
fee
- Alternative form of fey (“liver”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
fee n
- (non-standard since 1917) definite singular of fe
Romanian
Etymology
From French fée.
Noun
fee f (plural fee)
- fairy
Declension
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fe?/
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian fia, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *pe?u- (“livestock”).
Noun
fee n (no plural)
- livestock
Further reading
- “fee (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Dutch fee, from French fée.
Noun
fee c (plural feeën, diminutive feeke)
- fairy
Further reading
- “fee (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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