time - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past

now - the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now"

here and now, present moment, moment - at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment"

date - the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"

contemporary world, modern times, modern world, present time, times - the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "behind the times"; "in times like these"

nonce, time being - the present occasion; "for the nonce"

today - the present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers"

tonight - the present or immediately coming night

gift - something acquired without compensation

birthday gift, birthday present - a present given in celebration of a person's birthday

Christmas gift, Christmas present - a present given at Christmas time

wedding gift, wedding present - a present given to someone getting married

tense - a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

historical present - the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states

bring home - make understandable and clear; "This brings home my point"

show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"

argue, reason - present reasons and arguments

argue, indicate - give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"

spin - twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrasing"

say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance

re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"

localise, localize, set, place - locate; "The film is set in Africa"

give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

bring in - submit (a verdict) to a court

constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

certificate - present someone with a certificate

bestow, confer - present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

dower, endow - furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"

hand out, give out, distribute - give out; "The teacher handed out the exams"

give away - make a gift of; "She gave away her antique furniture"

raffle, raffle off - dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas"

bung, fee, tip - give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward"

bequeath, will, leave - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

cede, surrender, give up, deliver - relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

deed over, grant - transfer by deed; "grant land"

treat - provide with a gift or entertainment; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"

donate - give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

tender - offer or present for acceptance

render, submit - make over as a return; "They had to render the estate"

mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

speechify - make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality; "These ministers speechify on every occasion"

inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

familiarise, familiarize, acquaint - make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

reacquaint - acquaint anew; "We reacquainted ourselves with this technique"

re-introduce, reintroduce - introduce anew; "We haven't met in a long time, so let me reintroduce myself"

present - formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

introduce, bring out - bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.

artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"

interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

commend - present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"

face, face up, confront - deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

acquaint, introduce, present - cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone